Click the large green dots on the interactive map to see yield estimates. Smaller dots represent condition reports from throughout the spring and summer.  Note that the map may need to be refreshed to display all the locations.

With harvest halfway home this week, growers reported some of their best yields so far, adding more confirmation to the records projected Oct. 12 by USDA.

To be sure, conditions vary widely. Corn yields posted to “Feedback From The Field” ranged from 115 to twice that much, a 230 bpa put up in Iowa.

“I had no rain in June but lots of heat,“ said the Nebraska producer at the low end of that spectrum.  “Plus, wind damaged my corn stand 9%-39%.”

With harvest halfway home this week, growers reported some of their best yields so far. (Photo: Vstock LLC/Thinkstock)

Even some of the 200+ yields registered this year were disappointing for some producers. A grower in western Kansas, where irrigated corn is the rule, came in with 218 bpa, but that’s 30 below normal.

Corn yields appear stressed the most in the eastern Midwest, where late planting was followed by a lack of rain. That caused tip-back in corn. Impacts in soybeans have been mixed.

“We were in an area with good rain this summer, and the beans are 10 bushels less than we thought,” wrote a producer northwest of Columbus, Ohio, with 45 bpa soybeans. “A lot of pods have one or two beans in them.”

Numerous farmers this year said crops aren’t as good as they look from the road. But one from southern Michigan said the opposite was true. “Soybeans better than look like,” said the grower, who estimated yields at 55 bpa.

Both corn and soybean yields reported last week improved from the previous week, with averages better that reported by USDA. The overall averages posted to Feedback From The Field this season, are still lower than the government’s October estimate.

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Feedback from the Field - Oct. 10, 2016 - Farmer reports suggest USDA too high on corn, too low on soybeans

Feedback from the Field - Sept. 30, 2016 - Famers report improving yields despite weather woes

Feedback from the Field - Sept. 23, 2016 - Yield variations reflect year of weather extremes

Feedback from the Field - Sept. 16, 2016 - Despite problems, growers report better yields

Feedback from the Field - Sept. 12, 2016 - Growers report concern about corn yields, soybeans look better

Feedback from the Field - Sept. 6, 2016 - Growers report wide range of corn and soybean yields

Feedback from the Field - Aug. 29, 2016 - Growers say crops are good, not great

Feedback from the Field - Aug. 19, 2016 - Growers say crops are good, bad and ugly

Feedback from the Field - Aug. 8, 2016 - Farmers say corn crop looks average, not great

Feedback from the Field - Aug. 3, 2016 - Farmers say don't judge the crop from the road

Feedback from the Field - Aug. 1, 2016 - Growers sound more optimistic about crops

Feedback from the Field - July 25, 2016 - Corn, soybean crops improve despite blast of heat

Feedback from the Field - July 20, 2016 - Heat backs West, but growers in East are worried

Feedback from the Field - July 18, 2016 - Growers report boom or bust conditions ahead of heat wave

Feedback from the Field - July 11, 2016 - Rains help improve corn and soybean conditions as heat wave approaches

Feedback from the Field - June 30, 2016 - Crop conditions ease as corn enters crucial test

Feedback from the Field - June 27, 2016 - Many areas still short of rain

Feedback from the Field - June 17, 2016 - Wheat looks great, but corn and soybeans start to wilt in the heat

Feedback from the Field - June 13, 2016 - Crops off to good start, but need rain

Feedback from the Field - June 8, 2016 - Growers say heat will help some crops, hurt others.

Feedback from the Field - June 6, 2016 - Crops improve, but growers see too much or too little rain

Feedback from the Field - May 31, 2016 - Corn slowly improves ahead of first USDA ratings

Feedback from the Field - May 25, 2016 - Goldilocks spring hard to find in Corn Belt

Feedback from the Field - May 23, 2016 - Corn Belt dries out a little as mid-May deadline arrives

Feedback from the Field - May 18, 2016 - Growers worry about frost damage from weekend's chill

Feedback from the Field - May 14, 2016 - Growers hope to get back into the field

Feedback from the Field - May 13, 2016 - Planting delays grab market's attention

Feedback from the Field - May 11, 2016 - It's deju vu all over again as wet weather continues

Feedback from the Field - May 9, 2016 - Weather challenges farmers in eastern Midwest

Feedback from the Field - May 3, 2016 - Growers say wet weather stalls planting

Feedback from the Field - May 2, 2016 - Some crops off to slow start as wet and cold hamper planting