date:May 18, 2012
oduction than we estimated a few weeks ago in the Wheat Quality Tour, and even the NASS estimate from last week.
Soil conditions are just too dry in the Plains. Thus far, May hasn't brought the rain showers it normally does. And, along with the soils, the eagerness to double-crop soybeans with this year's accelerated wheat crop has dried up a lot over the last few weeks. But, that may not stop all farmers with prior double-cropping plans to follow through.
With topsoil moisture being deplete