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LimelightPlayerUtil.initEmbed(‘limelight_player_728572'); Corn futures have stabilized following yesterday’s losses, with soybeans and wheat mostly weaker.
A fairly quiet week in the P&K world. Phosphoric acid prices gave hints of easing, but volatility in acid prices for producers still makes future pricing difficult to pigeonhole. Potash is in a state of global oversupply and prices continue to dip lower.
Senior Market Analyst Rich Posson -- a certified market technician -- provides Pro Farmer VIP Members highlights of key outside markets that influence commodity price action.
This week’s sharply lower diesel price was driven by downside action in Michigan, Indiana and Nebraska. Propane remains in good supply with current stocks 23 million barrels above the same time last year. Production dipped just slightly on the week as demand perked up for a Midwest snowstorm.
Low potash prices are creating a stir among global producers. Potash markets are usually very quiet. We take a closer look at what is behind all the chatter and what it means to us.
Traders did a good job anticipating this month’s feedlot snapshot.
Senior Market Analyst Rich Posson -- a certified market technician -- provides Pro Farmer VIP Members a weekly chart update covering commodity markets.
Fertilizer prices reversed course this week after having firmed the past two weeks in a row. The outlook for nitrogen has improved in recent weeks and UAN’s price movement this week basically erased what was gained in upside action over the past weeks.
LimelightPlayerUtil.initEmbed(‘limelight_player_176012'); Grain and livestock markets are under pressure in morning trade.
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We have been watching the downtrend in fertilizer prices for several weeks now and this marks the second consecutive week in which our Nutrient Composite Index firmed. The week-over changes in fertilizer prices have been small in the regional averages and driven by a few states making corrective moves. At this point, those moves have mostly been to the upside.
Once both planned and unplanned maintenance at refineries are complete, expect farm diesel prices to soften. We often find opportunities to lock in attractive prices in December and we expect this year to be no different.
Senior Market Analyst Rich Posson -- a certified market technician -- provides Pro Farmer VIP Members a weekly chart update covering commodity markets.
LimelightPlayerUtil.initEmbed(‘limelight_player_475279'); Brian Grete explains how we compile the Pro Farmer weighted Crop Condition Index and how to use the data in this week’s Pro Farmer Profit Briefing segment on AgDay TV.
Potash and phosphate prices continued lower this week, and potash producers are nervous that the global potash supply overhang will force prices lower, especially given weak U.S. grain fundamentals.
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Nitrogen prices continued lower this week along with the rest of the fertilizer segment. This is a supply driven decline as much as it is a correction to better reflect wholesale prices. UAN32 is priced just 1/4 of a cent above expected margins with NH3. That is the closest we have seen UAN or urea come to parity with NH3.
Wholesale values have been far below retail prices and as retailers have resupplied at the onset of harvest, retail prices have fallen to a more appropriate relationship to wholesale prices. How long the downtrend will last is unknown, but as long as we are pointed lower, we will hold off on booking anymore fertilizer for fall or for spring.
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