Iowa Farm Bureau Sees 20 Percent Acreage Loss
DTNAg -- Up to 20 percent of Iowa's crop production may have been lost to flooded fields and delayed or prevented planting, according to Dave Miller, an economist and director of research and commodity services for Iowa Farm Bureau.
That estimate was based on conditions Friday and is subject to change, according to an article posted on Wallace's Farmer website.
Miller estimated floodwaters have claimed nearly 1.3 million corn acres and up to two million acres of soybean acres, the website reported.
As of Friday, 16 percent of Iowa's 25 million tillable acres were under water, the website said.
As far as replanting is concerned, Miller said June 25 is about as late as a short-season corn can be planted in Iowa, while soybeans can be planted as late as July 1.
That estimate was based on conditions Friday and is subject to change, according to an article posted on Wallace's Farmer website.
Miller estimated floodwaters have claimed nearly 1.3 million corn acres and up to two million acres of soybean acres, the website reported.
As of Friday, 16 percent of Iowa's 25 million tillable acres were under water, the website said.
As far as replanting is concerned, Miller said June 25 is about as late as a short-season corn can be planted in Iowa, while soybeans can be planted as late as July 1.
