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There’s a big crop in the field for many Midwest growers, and it requires fuel. N supplies ears with the energy they need to add kernels all the way to their tips and to pack on weight.
Randy Martinson with Martinson Ag says grains saw fund short covering and profit taking building on higher weekly closes. There was also some money flowing into the grains with the stock market melt down. However, buying also stemmed from weather and ideas of lower yield and crop conditions in corn and soybeans.
USDA’s Economic Research Service (ERS) will provide an updated 2024 net farm income forecast on Thursday. Economists say the net farm income picture would look even worse it weren’t for improved livestock prices.
Jim Rothermich of Iowa Appraisal joins the Top Producer podcast to share what he’s tracking in farmland auctions.
Estimates show Argentina’s corn acres could be down 20% due to damaging pests and low prices as crop insurance becomes a focus in the U.S.
Jon Scheve discusses the performance of his grain marketing strategy to average farmers.
Bryan Doherty, Total Farm Marketing, shares what he’s looking for this week in the markets to prove last week’s higher closes in the grains wasn’t just a head fake or a bear trap.
As the presidential race heats up, long-time Washington D.C. insider Jim Wiesemeyer joins hosts Tyne Morgan and Clinton Griffiths on this episode of Unscripted to offer surprising insights about both candidates.
Bryan Doherty, Total Farm Marketing, says while the technical action in the grain markets was encouraging grains need to close higher again next week for confirmation. Cattle and hogs also closed higher Friday and for the week.
From Jan. 1 to Aug. 4, Machinery Pete has seen 66 new to 3-year-old planters sell at auction. Twenty sold during that same time frame a year ago, 10 in 2022, 14 in 2021 and a mere six in 2019.