Markets - General
While the reports can swing markets, they’re created through a process that relies largely on windshield surveys, coffee shop talk and educated estimates from county Extension agents.
A positive USDA report sent grain prices higher this week.
USDA revealed this week a crop stocks picture much tighter than expected. There are three major factors that could help or hinder prices in the months ahead, including a possible shutdown.
From Pro Farmer’s First Thing Today, these are some of the stories we are watching on Friday, November 13.
Corn Production Down 1 Percent from October Forecast Soybean Production Down 2 Percent Cotton Production Up less than 1 Percent
Despite election uncertainty, soybean prices surged this week, topping $11. Those price levels are the highest U.S. farmers have seen on the CME since the summer of 2016. So, is this the start of a bull market?
Learn the pros and cons of each strategy and when to use what.
COVID-19 outbreaks are increasing governments’ food-security concerns, and importers need U.S. corn and soybeans for the first time in a long time to meet demand.
The trend in grain prices has shifted – at least for now. December corn prices were down 21¢ and November soybean prices were down 12.75¢ for the week ending Oct. 30.