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LP is a penny higher on the week at $1.02 per gallon. April 2016 natural gas is at $1.77 -- up 15 cents from our last Fuels in Focus. Farm Diesel is 2 cents higher on the week at an average of $1.47 per gallon.
In wake of Thursday’s Prospective Plantings report, I want to make a suggestion here that elicited profanity from Chip Flory that nearly took the paint of the walls. Corn acreage in particular shocked market bulls by
P&KToday: Seasonal Demand Supports Price P&K were higher on the week. DAP $98.16 below year-ago pricing -- higher $2.16/st on the week to $483.98/st. MAP $97.03 below year-ago -- higher $1.24/st this w
LP is down 3 cents on the week at $1.02 per gallon. June 2016 natural gas opened today at $2.14 -- unchanged from our last Fuels in Focus. Farm Diesel is 3 cents higher on the week at an average of $1.64
LP is unchanged on the week at $1.01 per gallon. June 2016 natural gas opened today at $2.03 -- down a dime from our last Fuels in Focus. Farm Diesel is 4 cents higher on the week at an average of $1.73 per gallon
Anhydrous is $115.51 below year-ago pricing -- higher 30 cents/st this week at $606.04. Urea is $83.49 below the same time last year -- higher $1.45cents/st this week to $378.90. UAN28% is $59.94 below y
LP is unchanged on the week at 99 cents per gallon. July 2016 natural gas opened today at $2.40 -- up 24 cents from our last Fuels in Focus. Farm Diesel is 4 cents higher on the week at an average of $1.
Farm Fuels in Focus: Diesel Firms as Crude Slips July 2016 natural gas opened today at $2.58 -- down a penny from our last Fuels in Focus. Farm Diesel is up 4 cents on the week at an average of $1.86 per gallon.
August 2016 natural gas opened today at $2.86 -- up 16 cents from our last Fuels in Focus. Farm Diesel is up 2 cents on the week at an average of $1.87 per gallon. August 2016 WTI crude oil opened the da
DAP was higher as MAP and potash softened on the week. DAP $91.33 below year-ago pricing -- higher $1.24/st on the week to $480.81/st. MAP $99.01 below year-ago -- lower $4.58/st this week to $492.93/st. Potash
August 2016 natural gas opened today at $2.75 -- down 11 cents from our last Fuels in Focus. Farm Diesel is unchanged on the week at an average of $1.87 per gallon. August 2016 WTI crude oil opened the day at $45.
Anhydrous is $154.39 below year-ago pricing -- lower 58 cents/st this week at $550.01. Urea is $119.98 below the same time last year -- lower 18 cents/st this week to $344.14. UAN28% is $52.47 below year
Gains tallied $0.00 to Declines’ $47.40 in the regional averages.
The crude oil market could be in for a bullish shock on Thursday as EIA has announced it will no longer include lease stocks in their U.S. crude oil stocks tally. Last week, EIA reported 499.7 million barrels in storage,
December 2016 natural gas opened today at $3.08 -- down 26 cents from our last Fuels in Focus. Farm Diesel is up a penny on the week at an average of $1.91 per gallon. December 2016 WTI crude oil opened
DAP and MAP were lower on the week as potash firmed slightly. DAP $90.99 below year-ago pricing -- lower 69 cents/st on the week to $443.78/st. MAP $115.09 below year-ago -- lower 10 cents/st this week
December 2016 natural gas opened today at $2.76 -- down 5 cents from our last Fuels in Focus. Farm Diesel is down 2 cents on the week at an average of $1.90 per gallon. December 2016 WTI crude oil opened
Anhydrous is $173.75 below year-ago pricing -- higher $1.34/st this week at $471.70. Urea is $91.95 below the same time last year -- higher $2.88/st this week to $316.96. UAN28% is $65.12 below year-ago
January 2016 natural gas opened today at $3.57 -- up 15 cents from our last Fuels in Focus. Farm Diesel is up 2 cents on the week at an average of $1.90 per gallon. February 2016 WTI crude oil opened the
The United States Department of Commerce has ruled to impose a provisional anti-subsidy duty on ammonium sulfate imports from China. The ruling would impose a 206.72 percent tax on ammonium sulfate for nitrogen
Anhydrous is $108.33 below year-ago pricing -- higher $2.93/st this week at $478.27. Urea is $26.70 below the same time last year -- higher $1.38/st this week to $346.62. UAN28% is $45.55 below year-ago
Anhydrous is $116.33 below year-ago pricing -- lower 79 cents/st this week at $471.36. Urea is $97.84 below the same time last year -- higher $4.36/st this week to $339.20. UAN28% is $57.06 below year-ag
DAP, MAP and potash were all higher on the week. DAP $43.22 below year-ago pricing -- higher $3.16/st on the week to $446.11/st. MAP $49.05 below year-ago -- higher $3.18/st this week to $447.08/st. P
Scouts on the western leg of the Pro Farmer Midwest Crop Tour crossed the border into Iowa this morning, and so far they are seeing good-looking corn and, in places, really tall beans.
Top Producer will be honoring one outstanding young producer this year at its Tomorrow’s Top Producer event, which takes place Jan. 15-17, 2019 in Chicago.
Expert speakers will include The Farm CPA Paul Neiffer and attorney Polly Dobbs.