August is typically the month of the year when we get the first producer survey yield estimates from USDA, as well as yield projections from major private forms. This yield data is gathered in different formats from producer survey and, crop tours. There is not necessarily a method that has proven more accurate than any other, as all methods have some strengths as well as some limitations. As usual, the one consistency being echoed by most crop experts is that the 2025 crop yields are likely to be highly variable and are very difficult to predict. Some areas of the Western Corn Belt have experienced excellent growing conditions this year, while other portions of the Midwest have been negatively impacted by excessive rainfall and heat, as well as late season fungal diseases. Most of the cro

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