05/21/25 Afternoon CommStock Report- Prevent Plant Acres Down / China & Brazil Are BFF’s

The weather forecast made good on its promise to bring us some rain this week. We are expecting close to 2″ as is the greater part of the Corn Belt. Precipitation pulls back next week for large portions of Illinois and surrounding areas, but the long-term projections for June still look favorable. Next month shows average rainfall for the Central and Eastern Growing regions but below average for large portions of the Western Corn Belt, especially for Nebraska and surrounding regions. The only significant short term weather threat we see is related to temperature, with temps falling as much as 10 degrees below average from Northern Iowa up to the Dakotas through the end of May. Both North and South Dakota still see temperatures fall into the mid-30’s at some point this week. While the rainfall is very much needed, the below average temperatures will stall plant growth for the time being.   We are getting closer to final plant dates for Corn. If you plant after the final date, you lose 1% coverage per day up to 20 days before having to take prevent plant. The blistering 2025 planting pace would indicate that prevent plant acres should be below…