StanFoster
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I am in the middle of the cornbelt here in central Illinois. My dad is 87 and has never seen such delays in planting as this year. He just got his corn planted between the deluge of rains we have been having...but his soybeans are still not planted. It rained another 2 inches this morning..and nothing but lakes are around. Crops that are up are being stunted.....fertilizer and chemicals are being washed out....
Most of the farmers have multi periil crop insurance...so they wont be hurting...but the insurance comanies will and watch out for the escalating food prices which are already climbing.
Beans are around $14 dollars a bushel...and corn at $6....so the farmers will do great with their guaranteed yields.
Here are some pictures of my front yard that was flooded this morning.
Stan
Most of the farmers have multi periil crop insurance...so they wont be hurting...but the insurance comanies will and watch out for the escalating food prices which are already climbing.
Beans are around $14 dollars a bushel...and corn at $6....so the farmers will do great with their guaranteed yields.
Here are some pictures of my front yard that was flooded this morning.
Stan