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Jerry Gulke, president of the Gulke Group, says he was surprised USDA cut the corn yield 2.3 bu. per acre already in August.
Naomi Blohm of Total Farm Marketing says corn, soybeans and wheat had strong technical closes on Friday and for the week. What will it take to keep going?
Joe Kooima with Kooima Kooima Varilek says the cattle were down early Friday pricing in the plant closure news, but this time seems different regarding the long term implications for the market.
Sam Hudson of Corn Belt Marketing says the grain rally on Wednesday was impressive but ran out of steam.
Kyle Bumsted of Allendale says corn was taking a breather after 20 cent report gains on Wednesday. Cattle and hogs were down hard.
Dave Chatterton of Strategic Farm Marketing says USDA provided some positive data for the corn market in the WASDE and could be headed for $5.
Rich Nelson with Allendale says grains saw selling pressure as there are plenty of questions regarding USDA’s numbers especially after last August’s yield and acreage shock.
Tapped by Secretary Rollins, Kip Tom is building a faster, satellite-driven replacement for NASS’s aging survey system, one he says could turn monthly reports into biweekly ones by year’s end for multiple crops.
Mike Minor with Professional Ag Marketing says grains were under pressure early Tuesday positioning ahead of the August report and with news of Russia and Ukraine meeting to discuss safe passage of vessels in the Black Sea.
Arlan Suderman of StoneX says while the focus of the WASDE report continues to be yields, he thinks there are some underlying factors that are more important.