Heat, drought lowered corn yield estimates for Kansas, Nebraska and Missouri
10/19/2023 5:25:14 PM
CATEGORIES:
Agriculture
AFFECTED AREAS:
Kansas
Missouri
Nebraska
Start Date: 10/19/2023
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Hot, dry weather at the end of the growing season resulted in corn yields that were lower than expected. The October NASS corn yield estimates were several bushels per acre lower than the previous two months. The lower yield estimates for the Western Corn Belt led to the lower national corn yield estimate of 173.0 bpa in the October NASS report. Late season drought and heat in 2000 and 2010 also brought the yield down at the end of the season.
DTN – Progressive Farmer (Burnsville, Minn.), Oct 19, 2023
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