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Updated · Pro Farmer · Aug 18
Pro Farmer Sees Ohio Corn at 180.18 BPA, Soybeans at 1,197 Pods
Updated
Updated · Pro Farmer · Aug 18

Pro Farmer Sees Ohio Corn at 180.18 BPA, Soybeans at 1,197 Pods

3 articles · Updated · Pro Farmer · Aug 18

Summary

  • Ohio’s 2026 Pro Farmer Crop Tour estimate put corn yield at 180.18 bushels per acre from 117 samples, while soybean pod counts averaged 1,197.25 in a 3-by-3-foot area from 115 samples.
  • The corn estimate trailed both 2025’s 185.69 BPA and the three-year Ohio average of 184.31, with district yields ranging from 172.48 BPA in OH 1 to 188.08 BPA in OH 2.
  • Soybean pod counts also came in below last year’s 1,287.28 and the three-year average of 1,256.71, even as average soil moisture measured 5.46 versus 2.18 a year earlier.
  • District soybean pod counts varied widely, from 1,015.51 in OH 1 to 1,295.05 in OH 4, suggesting uneven crop potential across the state as the tour samples fields.

Insights

How will the stark regional yield divides in Ohio reshape local commodity markets before the final harvest numbers are tallied?
Could Ohio's record-high soil moisture mask a looming late-harvest disaster despite the optimistic early-season crop tour results?