Fundamentally Speaking

Will USDA Lower 2013 Corn Yield in June WASDE?

Fri, 24 May 2013 13:16:00 GMT

This graphic shows the percent of the eight state total intended corn acreage planted by May 15 over the past number of years and the change if any the USDA made in its corn yield projection from the May to the June WASDE report.

Will USDA Lower 2013 Corn Yield in June WASDE?

Fri, 24 May 2013 13:15:00 GMT

Top Corn, Soybean States See High Rate of Improvement in Drought Conditions

Wed, 22 May 2013 15:04:00 GMT

This graphic shows the average change in the PSDI from 1961-2012 plus one standard deviation and the maximum PDSI change along with the Dec 2012-Apr 2013 change.

Corn Belt Sees Big Improvement in Moisture Supplies

Mon, 20 May 2013 17:33:00 GMT

This graphic reflects the amazing situation that has happened in the Midwest over the past month where subsoil moisture levels have had an amazing recovery.

Spring Wheat Seedings vs. Planted Acreage Changes

Wed, 15 May 2013 13:54:00 GMT

This piece looks at U.S. spring wheat plantings as of May 12 from 1985 to 2012 vs. the percent change in planted acreage from the March Prospective Plantings to June Acreage report.

Corn Yield Changes from Feb Outlook to May WASDE

Mon, 06 May 2013 15:44:00 GMT

This graphic shows the estimated corn yield given by the USDA at its annual Ag Outlook sessions in February and their first "official" forecast given in the May WASDE report expressed in bushels per acre (bpa).

% of Corn Planted vs. Acreage Changes

Fri, 03 May 2013 13:55:00 GMT

This graphic shows the percent of the U.S. corn crop planted by May 15 vs. the change in planted area of both U.S. corn and soybeans from the figures given in the USDA's March Prospective Plantings report to their June Acreage numbers in 1000 acres.

Corn Planting Figures by Year

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 18:08:00 GMT

This chart shows the largest amount of corn planted in a one week and then two week period for each year in the U.S. since 1980 in million acres and that two week acreage as a percent of the March Prospective Plantings corn figure.

Impact of Falling Acreage & Yields on Corn Production

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 17:59:00 GMT

This piece shows the impact of a drop in planted acreage in prospective 2013 U.S. corn production vs. a drop in yields.

Days Past Apr 1 That Half the Corn Crop is Planted in Top States

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 12:43:00 GMT

The accompanying graphic shows the average number of days past April 1 that 50% of corn has been planted in 17 of the top 18 states and the greatest number of days it took to reach that 50% mark.

North Dakota Corn Seeding

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 14:20:00 GMT

This graphic shows the percent change in ND corn acreage from the March planting intentions report to the final crop production figure vs. the percent of the crop planted by May 15.

USDA Corn Feed Revisions

Fri, 12 Apr 2013 12:59:00 GMT

This chart shows the change in the USDA U.S. corn feed demand projection from the March to the April report and then from the April report to the final one issued for that marketing year in November.

Low Winter Wheat Rating Implies Below Trend Yield, High Abandonment

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 14:06:00 GMT

This graphic looks at winter wheat acreage abandonment in the context of harvested to planted ratio vs. % deviation from trend yields and first spring crop rating.

U.S. Winter Wheat Ratings vs. Yields

Tue, 09 Apr 2013 14:49:00 GMT

This graphic looks at the last fall and first spring crop ratings for U.S. winter wheat crop and their relation of how the May yield estimate deviates from trend.

Percent Changes in Quarterly Corn Feed Demand & Prices

Mon, 08 Apr 2013 16:40:00 GMT

This graphic shows the percent change for both quarterly corn feed use and corn futures prices from the similar period the year prior.