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A year after Russia invaded Ukraine farmers continue to see reduced crop production and exports. Farming has been difficult in the middle of a war, but farmers such as Nick Gordiichuk have persevered.
Scenes across Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas resemble the Dust Bowl after winds topping 100 mph ravaged the area. Growers are dealing with a dryland wheat crop that could already see abandonment as high as 80%.
Another mostly lower day with fund liquidation in the grains. How much lower will prices go? Live cattle see profit taking, fade the COF. Hogs also consolidated. Kevin Duling of KD Investors has details.
Without the Office of Management and Budget approval, states will be unable to sell E15 fuel in the summer months.
When it comes to winning the furrow, it all starts with the planter. Missy Bauer, Farm Journal field agronomist, says some of the common planting mistakes can be fixed before the planter hits the field.
Grains see more fund selling, improved weather weighs on wheat. Cattle faded the COF initially but have rebounded with strong fundamentals. Hogs back lower. Kent Beadle, Paradigm Futures has more.
More technical selling in grains and chart support needs to hold. Wheat also under pressure w/moisture in HRW areas. Cattle fade a bullish COF Report, hogs 2-sided. Allison Thompson, The Money Farm has details.
Jon Scheve compares corn futures prices today to the last 16 years to determine if a rally by the end of April is likely.
The acreage numbers were not too surprising, says Jerry Gulke, president of Gulke Group. What held a bigger punch was the demand picture.
Even if we’ve done it every year for decades, it never hurts to have a primer to jog our memories about basic planter maintenance measurements.