U.S. farmers will not be the only producers looking for ways to hold their financial statements together as it is becoming a worldwide problem. Everyone else in the crop production chain must do the same.
Weather It was 97°F in Fargo, North Dakota yesterday, the warmest day of 2015 despite being in October. It beat the old temperature record by a whopping 12 degrees. Today it is in the 40s with wind gusts up to 50 miles per hour. Is this an indication of global warming or El Nino? The latter continues to strengthen even as weather forecasters are now starting to watch for its collapse. This El Nino is ranked as the second most intense since 1950 with the record set in 1997-98. Most meteorologists don’t think it will st...
What You Need to Know Today: The corn and soybean markets closed slightly higher in low-volume trade. The wheat market was mixed, with HRW continuing its downward trek on improved moisture. As expected, the bearish cattle on feed report drove down cattle prices and pulled hogs down with it. Mi...
Monday, 25 May is a U.S. holiday, and both the markets and our office will be closed. Please note that the next issue of Ag Perspectives will be published on Tuesday, 26 May. The WPI staff wishes everyone a safe and enjoyable holiday weekend...
USDA’s monthly cattle on feed report was released today. The total number of cattle on feed in feedlots with 1,000 head or more capacity amounted to 11.6 million head, 102 percent of last year. Source: USDA, WPI Placements were up, but part of that is attributable to persistent drought c...