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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.
USDA crop progress and condition report highlights.
Rains along Mexico’s Gulf Coast benefit soil moisture.
Find out what you need to know and how you should be positioned going into tomorrow’s reports.
FAO’s Food Price Index fell three point from last month.
Pegs 2012 winter wheat crop at 1.656 billion bushels.
To assess the impact of freezing temperatures on emerged corn, check plants about 5 days after the freezing injury occurred .
Look for corn to continue to gain on wheat over the next several weeks.
Now that it’s April, is there any reason to wait much longer to start planting?
When corn growers start planting this spring, they’ll probably keep planting corn until they’ve seeded nearly 96 million acres.
See the data, read the biggest news and listen to analysis of today’s Prospective Plantings and Grain Stocks reports.
Corn, soybean and wheat stocks came in below expectations.
Planting intentions are near “perfectly opposite” to pre-report trade expectations.
Read the latest news and listen to analysis of the upcoming March 30 Grain Stocks and Prospective Plantings reports.
Corn acreage may climb to 95 million acres this spring. Then again, maybe not.
Says it will take two or three years before Mexico recovers from drought.
Says Brazilian bean crop will be a big disappointment.
Corn sales were within expectations while wheat sales disappointed.
Meteorologist Gail Martell provides her weather insight.
Says world food prices increased in February.
S&D tables released at 2012 Ag Outlook Forum.
Weekly highlights also note drought easing in Upper Midwest.
Leaves South American corn and soybean crop estimates unchanged.