{"id":2195,"date":"2017-07-24T07:46:12","date_gmt":"2017-07-24T13:46:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ctsfutures.com\/?p=2195"},"modified":"2017-07-24T07:46:30","modified_gmt":"2017-07-24T13:46:30","slug":"morning-thoughts-2017-07-24","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/udg.ehs.mybluehost.me\/morning-thoughts-2017-07-24\/","title":{"rendered":"Morning Thoughts – July 24"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/a>Crops<\/u><\/strong> –
\nMarkets sharply lower this morning largely due to a wet look to the QPF maps as shown above.\u00a0 It also helps that rainfall totals from the systems late last week didn\u2019t \u201cbust\u201d like some earlier events have.<\/p>\n

Still, as I look at the current weather\/condition set-up, I can\u2019t say that I\u2019m feeling all warm-fuzzy about things right now.\u00a0 Here is a look at the percent of normal precipitation over the past 7 days.<\/p>\n

\"Rainfall<\/p>\n

Despite improved rainfall in IA, most of that state still saw below normal rainfall during this period.\u00a0 Rainfall in eastern NE and most of MO was a big disappointment as well.\u00a0 Rainfall in southern IL and southeastern SD was limited as well.\u00a0 Is northern IN and southern WI too wet?\u00a0 I\u2019d say there are still a lot of question marks for the current set-up and I think the above map might imply that conditions on today\u2019s Crop Progress report might still decline from last week.\u00a0 Keep in mind temps through western portions of the Corn Belt were pretty brutal last week as well.\u00a0 The departure from normal temperature is shown below.<\/p>\n

\"Departure<\/p>\n

Based on the above maps I wouldn\u2019t be surprised to see condition ratings lower again today.\u00a0 This week\u2019s rainfall projections, assuming they verify, will obviously be very helpful but we have to keep in mind the conditions we\u2019ve seen up to this point in a large part of the WCB have been less than ideal.\u00a0 Is one week of good rain going to turn the tide for this crop?\u00a0 Keep in mind the 6-10 day period is expected to feature very limited rainfall chances as of now, though admittedly the cooler temps will help.<\/p>\n

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