One might conclude

[kraft-t]

that the higher yielding fields are not yet harvested. The crops that were stunted by drought probably matured and dried down sooner. That 200 plus stuff is maturing more normally and drying down later.

Perhaps in two or three weeks you  will hear more about hot shot yields as the combines roll in them.

I'm hoping my corn averages 150 or more. I can make that work.

[Farmerjoe79]

I have neighbors taking out corn and they say there first stuff that dried down first was there best corn. They had corn that yielded in them fields last year 210 bushels and they said they are getting between 120 to 150.

[Farmerjoe79]

That's a forty percent less than last year. I think the USDA is 5 to 10 bushels to high on there yield estimates. But who really cares when your below 125.

[farmer46]

I agree many areas of the Northern corn belt will be higher yields than normal.   But, I do believe the market  already has the higher than normal yields adjusted for.  One item, which is not being accounted for:  Cost of corn movement.  North to South.

[roarintiger1]

Of course the higher yielding fields are yet to come.  That should be obvious.  Counting the acres that were destroyed and the early harvested acres of 15%, what do you suppose the average yield is so far?   I would guess about 30-35 bushels per acre.  It's gonna take a whole lot of acres yielding better than 122 to bring up that average.

[Farmerjoe79]

And we are probably in one of the best areas for timely rains the heat was the main factor for yield loss.