Grow Crops

• Roll On, Big P
  
  05/17/2013
  That’s P as in Planter. We finally got a break in the weather for a few days, with a huge jump in average daily temperatures. That was accompanied by wind in some areas, amplifying the soil drying effect. Producers put their new GPS equipped planters to work 18 hours a day or more in some cases, and got a lot of seed in the ground. USDA will tell us on Monday what the overall progress was, but it was clearly substantial. The advance would have been larger if not for widespread shower activity.
• Informa Released Their Estimates, But Will Technicals Support?
  
  05/17/2013
• Markets Focus on Rapid Planting Pace
  
  05/17/2013
  Heading into this week, corn planting was running at its slowest pace in nearly 30 years. That all changed as the week progressed.
• Record Planting for Corn?
  
  05/17/2013
• Wheat Supplies Limit Upside Potential Despite Weather Concerns
  
  05/17/2013
  Weather-based planting delays have plagued producers of spring wheat for weeks, but analysts say wheat producers could make rapid headway.
• Watch Planters Rolling on Seven Farms
  
  05/17/2013
  Corn and soybean growers are loading seed and traversing fields both in daylight and at night for the 2013 spring planting season, videos from Twitter's Vine app show.
• Farmland Price Plateau Ahead, Bankers Say
  
  05/17/2013
  While good values and cash rental rates rose in some places, they fell in other states, and some bankers are worried about farmer financial health.
• Corn, Soybeans Diverge in Price Action: Will It Continue?
  
  05/16/2013
• Corn Falls Under Pressure as Weather Agrees with Planting
  
  05/16/2013
  The consensus is that there will be an unprecedented jump in...
• Soybeans Rise on Signs of Sustained Chinese Demand for U.S. Crop
  
  05/16/2013
  Soybeans advanced in Chicago on signs of sustained demand for U.S. supplies from China, the world’s largest importer of the oilseed.