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USA - Ohio corn harvest way behind schedule this year

21.10.2021 437 views

Both the corn and soybean harvests are now past the half way point this fall. According to this week’s USDA Crop Progress Report, the soybean harvest advanced 11% last week and is now 60% finished—13% behind last year’s progress by the middle of October. Progress was slowed some last week because of some rain across the Corn Belt. But some states are still ahead of normal—Minnesota farmers have 94% of their beans off, South Dakota is 86% done with Iowa at 70% and Illinois is at 51% finished with beans.

The corn harvest is about 5% behind last year’s progress as 52% of that job is now finished. Southern farmers are mostly finished with their corn harvest while in the Corn Belt, Illinois farmers have taken 62% of their corn, Iowa 43%, Nebraska 41% with Ohio way behind normal with just 25% of their corn combined.

In Wisconsin, 59% of the soybeans have been harvested—about 3 days behind last year but well ahead of the 5 year average. State farmers also have 32% of their corn for grain in the bin—ahead of both last year and our 5 year average. The moisture content in corn harvested last week was right at 20%. This week’s report also shows state farmers have now planted 86% of their winter wheat, harvested 93% of the fall potato crop and finished 35% of their fall tillage. Top soil moisture Improved in the past week around the state and is now rated 90% adequate to surplus, 8% short and just 2% very short with the driest conditions in Northwest and West central parts of the state.

Hemp growers will soon be part of the National Agricultural Statistics Service surveying family. That’s because NASS will mail its first ever hemp survey to over 20 thousand growers across the country next week. That survey wants to find out how many acres of hemp were planted and harvested this year as well as yields, production and value of the crop across the country. By law those surveys must be filled out and returned by October 25th.

Dairy Management Incorporated, the farmer led group that invests dairy farmers’ check-off nickels has a new leader. Barbara O’Brien was unanimously approved by the DMI Board to succeed Tom Gallagher as CEO and has already taken over her new job. O’Brien has over 2 decades of experience in dairy marketing. Gallagher will stay on as an advisor until next July.

Source - https://www.weau.com

EVENTS

2024 AgroInsurance International Conference: New Partners and Agenda updates

26.02.2024

2024 AgroInsurance International Conference will take place on June 3-5, 2024 in Belgrade, Serbia, at the Hyatt Regency Hotel. Planet Labs (USA) and GAF AG (Germany) are sponsors of our conference. Agremo (Serbia) has been confirmed as the Organization Partner. More partners and sponsors to be announced in March 2024.

RISK EVENTS

Spain - 30% of La Palma's banana production has already been lost due to the advance of the lava

14.10.2021

More than three weeks after the Cumbre Vieja volcano erupted, the lava that continues to flow from its interior continues to devastate everything in its path, destroying houses, infrastructure, and banana plantations. The production of Platanos de Canarias is the economic engine of the island, accounting for 50% of its GDP and 30% of the jobs on the island.

USA - Widespread root rot crop loss in 2022-23

Root rot has been established in some pea and lentil fields across North Dakota and Montana, with widespread crop loss observed in 2022-23. To help, North Dakota State University (NDSU) research is focusing on what farmers can do to reduce their root rot risk as they begin seeding their pulse crops this spring.

19.04.2024

UAE - Unprecedented floods destroy greenhouses

The United Arab Emirates experienced a "historic climatic event", according to the National Meteorological Center, which stated, "The UAE experienced the heaviest rainfall in 75 years, and the "Khatm Al-Shakla" area in Al Ain received 254.8 mm of rain in less than 24 hours." That's the equivalent of two years' rainfall by the country's standards.

19.04.2024

Philippines - P184-million crop loss to El Niño reported

Agricultural crops worth approximately P184.63 million suffered damage, while 3,427 farmers grappled with the effects of the El Niño phenomenon. Sylvia Dela Cruz, the provincial agriculturist of Capiz, reported that data from 13 municipalities showed 3,115.11 hectares of rice land impacted, with 852.41 hectares totally damaged and 2,272.70 hectares partially damaged.

19.04.2024

Canada - The B.C. agriculture sector continues to face relentless challenges, one after another

Facing increasing drought, alarming climate change, high levels of food insecurity and a myriad of distinct microclimates in all parts of the province, farmers are continually searching for ways to mitigate their obstacles.

19.04.2024

Cocoa prices hit records as West African yields decline

Cocoa prices broke $10,000 per ton for the first time in March, amid disease outbreaks and destructive weather patterns in West Africa. Cocoa futures were as high as $10,080 in New York at the close of the first quarter, having more than doubled this year – due to expectations of a shortage of cocoa beans, the raw material used to make chocolate.

19.04.2024

Bangladesh - Climate change in the north-west

The north-west — Rajshahi and Rangpur divisions — of Bangladesh produces more than one-third of the country’s staple food, especially boro rice. The region has 40 per cent of the country’s total irrigated area and 30 per cent of the net cultivable area, with the highest average rice yield.

19.04.2024

Canada - Blossoms arrive early, farmers fearful of April frost

All eyes are on the short-term weather forecast for local stone fruit farmers thanks to Mother Nature’s unpredictable ways. In a strange twist that saw this year’s mild winter help create an early explosion of healthy blooms over the past week, forecasted low overnight temperatures over the next two weeks could create a disastrous situation.

19.04.2024

USA - USDA reminds agricultural producers to report damage or losses following inclement weather

During the spring time of the year we do see inclement weather conditions, something that has occurred quite a bit over the past few weeks across the country. Due to this, the USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) wants to remind agricultural producers to report damage or losses following inclement weather.