The weekly USDA NASS update released yesterday provided a first glimpse in their county yield estimates for 2024. The featured map presents an IEM computation of the 2024 county estimate departure from a simple previous ten year average for corn grain. A number of counties have no estimated data yet for unknown reasons at this time. The spatial trend though is rather clear with a NW to SE gradient of yield departures with most positive (higher than average) values found over SE Iowa. The late in growing season drought really put a dent in yields over NW Iowa compared with the rest of the state. The drought situation going into this year isn't all that bad, but rain has again been fickle this month so far and deficits can quickly accumulate this time of year as water demands increase.

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