Northern Illinois agronomist Daniel Lundeen with Channel Seeds says all signs pointed to record yields this year.

Then, he says, farmers in his area started missing rains.  “Right now we’re trying to maintain yield levels,” he says.  “We’ve definitely gone backward.  It’s unknown what the soybean yields might be at this point and a lot of that is going to depend on the planting date or maybe if we get a pop-up shower or not. 

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