Corn yield potential and soybean prospects are significantly above average across Illinois and western Iowa, though plant diseases could threaten final yields, scouts on an annual crop tour of the Midwest said on Wednesday.
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Crop tour finds strong corn, soy potential along with diseases in Illinois, western Iowa

Province announces Canadian content requirements for ethanol
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Government of Ontario announces new requirements for Canadian content in ethanol production

Tar Spot firmly planted in Ontario corn
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CBOT Weekly: Trade focuses on crop tour
High corn, soybean yields pressure prices
The trade is focusing on results from the Pro Farmer Crop Tour, which will make its way through seven states looking at corn and soybean fields from Aug. 18 to 21, 2025.

U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn choppy as traders eye crop tour results
Chicago soybean and corn futures chopped up and down on Wednesday as traders monitored results from a U.S. Midwest field tour that initially confirmed strong yield prospects, traders said.

Nebraska soy, Indiana corn show best potential in years, crop scouts say
Nebraska’s soybean pod count is the highest in at least 22 years, and its corn yield potential is the strongest in four years, scouts said on Tuesday during the second day of Pro Farmer’s annual tour of major grain-producing states.

U.S. grains: Chicago wheat, corn tick lower on continued supply pressure
Chicago wheat fell on Tuesday, pressured by an upward revision to Russia's wheat crop forecast and the latest talks to end the war in Ukraine, while corn eased as strong yield projections from a U.S. Midwest field tour maintained supply pressure.

Dry soils threaten strong Ohio crops; rains boost South Dakota — tour
The production potential of Ohio's corn crop is the highest in at least 22 years, scouts on the annual Pro Farmer tour of top U.S. producing states found on Monday, but dry conditions could limit yields by the time the autumn harvest rolls around.

U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn choppy as trade awaits U.S. crop tour results
Chicago soybean and corn futures chopped up and down on Monday as industry players awaited the results of this week's annual Pro Farmer crop tour in the U.S. Midwest, traders said.

U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans rise on short-covering ahead of weekend, crop tour
U.S. corn and soybean futures rose on Friday on short-covering ahead of the weekend and a closely followed crop tour set to begin surveying fields across the Midwest next week.