Corn
After years of steady growth, the U.S. agricultural land market is shifting and stabilizing.
Jerry Gulke, president of The Gulke Group, says the report provided some valuable lessons about marketing.
Shawn Hackett with Hackett Financial Advisors says with corn and soybean prices plunging at the beginning of the week in response to the bearish USDA report, the lower price levels stimulated end user buying.
The political climate might finally be right to pass year-round E15 legislation. Analysis from NCGA indicates E15 legislation would be one of the quickest ways to increase demand and work through the record pile of corn.
High-yield growers David Hula and Randy Dowdy say three things deserve your sharpest focus now: your planter, fertility program and seed.
Lance Honig, chair of the Agricultural Statistics Board and a NASS official, addressed farmer concerns in a Farm Journal interview explaining the major January data revisions that caused corn prices to sink on Monday.
Joe Kooima with Kooima Kooima Varilek says cattle futures were down early on liquidation ahead of the three day weekend, lack of fed cash news and a rumor of NWS in the U.S.
John Heinberg with Total Farm Marketing says soybeans rallied with the surging bean oil market on Thursday on talk of favorable biofuels policy in the Renewable Fuels Standard.
Crown rot is showing up more frequently in Midwest cornfields. Plant pathologists say it’s likely a multi-pathogen disease and offer five practical ways to address it this season.
Don Roose with U.S. Commodities says the bearish USDA report news has been largely factored in but corn and soybeans are establishing new lower trading ranges.