date:Jul 25, 2012
driest areas, however, permanent yield losses may have already occurred as plant size and pod numbers have been cut. A forecast of U.S. average yield based on trend yields since 1986, percentage of the crop planted late, and the percentage of the crop currently rated in good or excellent condition is near 39.4 bushels. The forecast would change about 0.2 bushel for each one percent change in the percent of the crop rated in good or excellent condition. The USDA will release the first survey-base