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Because of late planting and flood related crop losses, acreage uncertainty will linger for several months.
Get ready for a big move in corn prices. USDA’s June Grain Stocks report comes out tomorrow morning, and it tends to swing the market.
Following Thursday’s USDA reports, the market was full of action. Jerry Gulke says Friday was a wild trading day and that farmers are feeling the lure of $8 corn.
Corn and soybean stocks may be growing but average prices for new-crop corn and soybeans could be headed to all-time highs.
Wet weather in some areas and dry conditions in others are wrecking havoc on some farmer’s planting progress this spring.
Soggy soils and continued rain have kept corn planting nearly at a standstill as of May 1, and progress since then has been slight at best.
USDA’ s corn planting progress are even with year-ago levels and five-year average. Changes in some states.
Corn planting has started, cotton is pacing ahead of normal and winter wheat conditions continue to slide.