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SEED CORN AVAILABILITY BECOMING AN ISSUE
Mar. 19, 2013
BrownfieldAgNews reports:
It looks like seed corn availability could become more of an issue this spring than previously thought.
Al Perry, who heads up the seed division for Aurora Coop-one of Nebraska's largest ag cooperatives-says last year's severe heat and drought is still taking its toll on the seed corn supply.
"The stuff grown under irrigation here in Nebraska germed well early, buy they're having a little issue with it now, cutting back supply. And the stuff in the eastern Corn Belt, of course, had drought issues with germination and some large seed size," Perry says.
"So it's going to be a very challenging spring on supply and getting the hybrids the farmers wanted. The industry as a whole is kind of just sitting back, counting bags, and making sure they know where they're at."
To make up for the anticipated shortfall in their U.S. seed crop, many seed companies ramped up their South American seed production this winter. While the overall supply of seed corn should be sufficient to meet demand, companies may have to tighten their allocations of the most popular varieties.
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