Tidbits, Weather, Middle East Deja Vu, Russia-Ukraine, Sulfur, FOB 8/3/26
- Wright team
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Tidbits
The National Weather Service (NWS) forecast Sunday evening predicted above normal rainfall and above normal temperatures for the next two weeks in the Corn Belt. This is August, the month that makes or breaks soybean yields. The USDA predicted an average yield of 53 bushels on its July S&D, the same as a year ago, but 2.25 bushels more than 2024 and 2.4 bushels more than 2023.
Matt Makens is an atmospheric scientist. He says the current Super El Niño is unlike any previous event and could bring meaningful improvements in moisture and forage conditions across the Southern Plains.
Makens explained that while the current event qualifies as a Super El Niño because of exceptionally warm ocean temperatures, producers should avoid comparing it directly to past events.
“Super El Niño just applies to the most strongly developed El Niños based on one factor, and that’s the ocean temperatures. It is super in the regard that it is up there with some of the big dogs like 1997, 2015, 1982 and some of the ’70s also, but if you change your focus away from where we define El Niño and go to the other regions of the ocean, they’re all very different than any other event.”
He said those differences make this El Niño unique.
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