Current Outlook, Profitability & Weather Information
Outlook
Crops
- Balance Sheets -- A2-25
- Projected ACRE Payment Rates for Iowa Crops -- A1-33
- Projected ACRE Payment Rates for Iowa Crops -- A1-33 (xls)
- Cash Corn and Soybean Prices -- A2-11
- Chad Hart Faculty Page
- Latest Crop Report - World Ag Outlook Board
- USDA-NASS Crop Production
- USDA-NASS Crop Progress Report
Livestock
- USDA-NASS Hog and Pig Report
- USDA-NASS Cattle Report
- USDA-NASS Cattle on Feed Report
- USDA-NASS Cold Storage
- Mandatory Country of Origin Labeling - Reference links
Current Profitability
(Files Updated Monthly)
Crops
- Season Average Price Calculator -- A2-15 (xls)
- Monthly Profitability of Corn Production - A1-85 (xls)
- Monthly Profitability of Soybean Production - A1-86 (xls)
- Monthly Profitability of Ethanol Production - D1-10 (xls)
- Monthly Profitability of Biodiesel Production - D1-15 (xls)
Livestock
- Monthly Returns for Farrow-to-Wean-to-Finish - B1-30 - (xls)
- Monthly Returns for Weaned Pigs - B1-33 - (xls)
- Monthly Returns for Steer Calves - B1-35 - (xls)
- Monthly Returns for Yearling Steers - B1-35 - (xls)
- Summary of Estimated Livestock Returns (1998 - 2009) (updated annually)
- Historic Estimated Livestock Returns (1991 - 2011) (updated annually)
Energy
- Midwest Ethanol Prices - (xls)
- Ethanol Basis - (xls)
- Fuel vs. Grain (monthly - xls)
- Fuel vs. Grain (updated annually - xls)
Weather
Current Weather
- Soil Temperatures
- Growing Season Charts
- Radar and Severe Weather (Hurricanes and Winter Storms)
- Local - click on map to get local office, click on local office map to get warnings
- Rainfall Estimates
- Flood Information
- Drought Information
Forecasts
- NWS Climate Prediction Center - Forecast for Days 6-10 and 8-14, monthly and seasonal outlooks
- University of Kentucky Ag Forecasts - based on NWS forecast
