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What the Indiana crop tour reported
Reuters reported the Pro Farmer tour’s Indiana results on August 20, 2024. Scouts recorded 1,409.02 soybean pods per 3-foot-by-3-foot square. The report called it the highest Indiana count on the tour in 22 years, or since 2002.
For corn, the tour estimated a yield prospect of 187.54 bushels per acre. That was Indiana’s highest tour estimate in three years. These are distinct measurements: soybean pods counted in a defined area versus projected corn bushels per acre.
How Indiana’s figures compare
| Measure | 2024 Indiana tour figure | 2023 tour average | Three-year average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Soybean pods per 3-by-3-foot square | 1,409.02 | 1,309.96 | 1,238.55 |
| Corn yield prospect, bushels per acre | 187.54 | 180.89 | 184.07 |
Reuters’ 2024 report said Indiana’s soybean pod count was 7.6% above its 2023 tour average. The corn estimate also exceeded both the 2023 tour average and three-year average shown above. The comparisons are tour figures, not comparisons with realized harvest yields.
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The soybean figure is an average count of pods in a 3-foot-by-3-foot (91-by-91-centimeter) square. It describes what scouts observed in sampled areas. It is not a statewide soybean yield forecast and cannot be converted directly into bushels per acre from the information reported.
The Reuters account does not provide a full sampling protocol or establish a specific tool for measuring the square. A measuring tape could be used to mark the dimensions for a demonstration, but that is not a tour-prescribed method.
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What the tour said about Nebraska
The same Reuters report gave Nebraska a corn yield prospect of 173.25 bushels per acre, compared with 167.22 in the 2023 tour and a three-year average of 169.37. Nebraska’s soybean count was 1,172.48 pods per 3-by-3-foot square, versus 1,160.02 in the prior tour and a three-year average of 1,150.06. As with Indiana, the soybean figures are pod counts rather than yield projections.
Weather and the limits of an in-season outlook
Reuters reported that remnants of Hurricane Beryl brought timely rain in early July after Indiana had been abnormally dry. The tour’s outlook remained dependent on conditions through harvest. Brian Grete, identified by Reuters as Pro Farmer editor and tour leader, said: “They (farmers) are going to be really pleased with how the soybeans finish, if they have normal weather.” The conditional matters: the statement was not a guarantee of final yields.
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The report placed the tour’s observations alongside the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s then-latest forecast for record U.S. corn and soybean yields. That was the contemporaneous context in August 2024, not a current USDA forecast.
Independent reader supportYour contribution helps us test, update, and keep practical guides available for everyone.How to read the numbers
- Use the soybean statistic as a sampled-area pod count, not a yield figure.
- Read 187.54 bushels per acre as a corn yield prospect from the tour, not a harvested result.
- Keep comparisons like-for-like: pod counts against pod counts, and corn bushels per acre against corn bushels per acre.
- The report does not establish final 2024 harvest outcomes or whether these in-season estimates proved accurate.
Reuters’ August 20, 2024 report contains the tour figures, comparisons, weather context and Grete quotation.
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