Todd's Take

Assessing the 2015 Corn Crop

Todd Hultman
By  Todd Hultman , DTN Lead Analyst
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The chart above shows rough -- but decent -- correlation between U.S. corn yields and DTN's Corn Condition Index as derived from USDA's final week of crop ratings. A DTN score below roughly 140 tends to indicate below-trend corn yields -- a helpful marker for assessing this year's crop. (DTN chart)
The chart above shows rough -- but decent -- correlation between U.S. corn yields and DTN's Corn Condition Index as derived from USDA's final week of crop ratings. A DTN score below roughly 140 tends to indicate below-trend corn yields -- a helpful marker for assessing this year's crop. (DTN chart)
USDA's corn crop ratings are not precise, but they can help us estimate the size of this year's crop.

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Todd Hultman

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