Corn
Following Thursday’s USDA reports, the market was full of action. Jerry Gulke says Friday was a wild trading day and that farmers are feeling the lure of $8 corn.
Be ready to pull out the rotary hoe and give struggling seedlings a little help emerging.
Growers need to consider what yields they can expect as planting stretches into June.
Corn and soybean stocks may be growing but average prices for new-crop corn and soybeans could be headed to all-time highs.
Several dry, 90-degree days were welcomed by farmers in central and northeast Missouri.
Wet weather in some areas and dry conditions in others are wrecking havoc on some farmer’s planting progress this spring.
Soggy soils and continued rain have kept corn planting nearly at a standstill as of May 1, and progress since then has been slight at best.
While planting dates are important, Purdue Extension corn specialist Bob Nielsen says plenty of other factors can influence crop yield.
While timely planting is important, the advantages of an earlier planting date can be lost if tillage and planting operations occur when the soil is too wet.
Demand for dietary energy in feed rations is pulling distillers’ grains into feed formulas in place of corn, but also displacing some soybean meal in the process.
Corn planting has started, cotton is pacing ahead of normal and winter wheat conditions continue to slide.
USDA’ s corn planting progress are even with year-ago levels and five-year average. Changes in some states.
Acreage would produce 13.83 bill. bu. crop if trend line yields are realized.
There can be little doubt that NASS acreage and production reports are among the biggest market movers year-in and year-out.
Rising corn futures picked up momentum today after Informa Economics estimated that producers will plant fewer corn acres than USDA projected last month.
Corn, soybeans and wheat prices dropped like a rock this week, capped off by a WASDE report with no positive news.
End users struggle to balance old-crop supplies with aggressive demand
Farmers will spend more to produce their 2011 crops but they’re likely to make that up -- and then some.
Fasten your seatbelts as this week may only prove to be a precursor for what we should expect this spring and summer.
BASF’s Nick Fassler discusses the use of Headline AMP.
Corn stocks are tight, demand is staying strong, and competition for acreage is tough.
With new crop cotton futures over $1.20, cotton will compete fiercely for U.S. acreage this spring, and many analysts expect it to come out a winner.
The slowing pace of soybean exports and export sales suggest that the rationing process has been completed.
While not bearish on soybean prices, Kevin Van Trump says cotton and corn prices look to have more positive demand.
The basis on both corn and soybeans has widened over the past couple of months, depressing cash prices on both corn and soybeans.
Despite less-than-ideal soil conditions and above-normal temperatures, U.S. corn growers harvested the third largest crop on record.
Be ready for changes when you visit your crop insurance agent this year.