Team Hess
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Partners,
Harvest is moving swiftly along. Last week we had a day that we handled a record number bushels of corn--almost 40,000. In our area there is not a lot of crop left standing. We are down to about 300 acres of corn which is about 3 days worth of good running. Fertilizer is being spread now and we have started tilling the fields for preparation for next year's crop. We appreciate all the good help this fall and the long days that have been put in. The heart of this operation is the people who make it run--all year round.
Prices seem to have been put in a harvest low, but with all the piles of corn across the Midwest it will be a long, slow road to much recovery. There are piles where there have never been piles before. A new challenge is the major appearance of a corn mold--diplodia--in the later picked crop. Apparently the growing conditions this year were perfect for its spread. I cannot ever remember getting dockage for this before.
Prices:
Corn 3.26
Soybeans 9.49
Stay Safe,
Steve
