Insights and Stories on Derecho

Storm and drought impacts on Iowa corn seen in crop tour

Aug. 19, 2020 at 6:31 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — A clearer picture of damage to crops in the path of last week’s derecho storm emerged on Wednesday, as crop scouts on an annual tour scrambled across blown-over corn stalks and wind-battered soybean fields in Illinois and Iowa. Iowa officials on Tuesday warned much of the […]

Trump visits Iowa as officials warn storm destroyed corn crops

Aug. 18, 2020 at 7:28 pm CDT

By Andrea Shalal

Monday’s storm hit an estimated 37.7 million acres in U.S. Midwest

Aug. 14, 2020 at 3:57 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Corn eases on profit-taking

Aug. 14, 2020 at 3:51 pm CDT

By P.J. Huffstutter

U.S. grains: Exports, storm damage offset big crop outlook

Aug. 13, 2020 at 4:29 pm CDT

By P.J. Huffstutter

U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn up after USDA confirms massive U.S. crops

Aug. 12, 2020 at 5:37 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade corn and soybean futures rose on Wednesday as short-covering and position-squaring emerged after the U.S. Department of Agriculture confirmed expectations for massive crops, traders said. USDA, in a monthly report, said U.S. farmers will reap their biggest corn harvest and second-biggest soybean […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. farmers to harvest record-large corn crop, second-largest soy crop, USDA says

Aug. 12, 2020 at 12:37 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. farmers will reap their biggest corn harvest and their second biggest soybean harvest this fall as good summer weather shepherded the crops through key phases of development, the U.S. Agriculture Department said on Wednesday. The crop outlooks, which also included average yields for both corn […]

By Mark Weinraub