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Today’s agriculture headlines and expert perspectives serving farmers, ranchers, crop consultants, livestock nutritionists and the entire U.S. ag community.
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Most producers are trying to put the grain market’s year-end lows behind them.
China has now reportedly rejected two cargoes of U.S. corn containing Syngenta’s Agrisure Viptera corn
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Traders are showing even less interest than normal in adding new positions (or even covering current positions) ahead of USDA’s November crop reports.
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China has bought up to 300,000 MT of U.S. corn so far this week after buying 420,000 MT last week.
Fresh demand news is needed to extend the corrective price recovery.
Dave Zino, executive chef for Beef Checkoff, shares three quick and easy recipes that will help you stretch your top sirloin purchase.
A few models suggest La Nina conditions will return, while a few also suggest movement toward El Nino.
The bottom-end value for soybeans will likely occur over the next two weeks, says Top Farmer Intelligence’s Bryan Doherty.
Friday’s scheduled release of USDA’s Crop Production and Supply & Demand Reports seems very unlikely even if the government shutdown ends this week.
Meteorologist Gail Martell provides her weather insight.
Greenness maps tell “tale of two Corn Belts.”
Things are looking a little more upbeat for wheat, but it will be hard for the market to find sustained buying amid likely seasonal pressure on corn and beans.
Use this spreadsheet, provided by Chris Barron, to provide an accurate perspective of your level of risk and opportunity.
Traders are brushing aside the bullish long-term outlook for now.
Grain price increases look unlikely now, but Stewart-Peterson’s Naomi Blohm says if soybean yields come in low then prices could shoot up.
Divergent attitudes and fundamentals have drawn the battle lines. Which market will win?
Carryover projections may be the real market-mover in today’s September crop reports.
Traders are ignoring the drop in crop ratings and a hot and dry forecast for now.
Use this spreadsheet, provided by Chris Barron, to keep current on margin opportunities.
Funds are long soybeans and short corn. The difference is demand.
Hot, dry weather has taken hold over most of the corn belt just in time for the Farm Progress Show. DTN Meteorologist Bryce Anderson gives the show forecast on AgriTalk and talks about the outlook for moisture into harvest.
In the announcement of the acquisition, Raven highlights Smart Ag’s proprietary product as “easy to use and modular for scalability.”