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Mark Schultz with Northstar Commodity says the grains and energy sector started higher on war headlines but peaked out quickly by mid session acting like it wasn’t that concerned about the war.
Purdue’s Dan Quinn explains how using strategies like moisture-seeking planting and the critical N:S ratio are keys to higher yields.
Live cattle futures made new and all-time contract highs on Friday with the April contract closing above $250.
Corn futures scored a bearish lower weekly close for a second week and are now around 30 cents off the highs the market hit during the Iran war.
Don Roose with U.S. Commodities say soybeans followed meal and hold a premium on hopes of China business.
Scott Varilek with Kooima Kooima Varilek says the cattle market has been impressive and resilient.
Chip Nellinger with Blue Reef Agri-Marketing says, “USDA did rearrange some of the soybean demand estimates with crush raised 35 million bu. while exports were lowered the same amount.”
Sixth-generation Minnesota farmer Carson Kahler is putting homemade nitrogen to the test this season, evaluating its field performance and whether the investment truly pencils out.
Two Midwest farmers say they’ve made the cuts they can, leaving fine-tuned field passes, smarter marketing and policy fixes as the next line of defense.
Randy Martinson, Martinson Ag, says many markets were extracting risk or war premium on Wednesday.