There isn't much fresh to talk about these days other than weather and potential U.S. corn and soybean yields. That is certainly a lot and, of course, extremely important. USDA and most other analysts continue to use a best case outlook regarding everything connected to crop production this year. They have made their collective beds and it sometimes seems like attitudes won't change come hell or high water. Here again are some of those best case scenarios:
Using larger corn acres than reflected in the March planting intentions report, despite the latest planting season in memory and some significant areas that didn't get planted to anything. Using a record soybean yield plus increased acres despite the facts that over four million ac...
What You Need to Know Today: U.S. weather is getting more attention this week as conditions vary greatly across the western, central, and eastern corn belts, with the different regions battling dryness and too much rain simultaneously. The ProFarmer Crop Tour began today in Indiana and Nebrask...
Key Takeaways: Argentina is on pace for a record corn crop and record exports in the current marketing year, with abundant supplies likely to keep the country highly competitive in global export markets. Argentina’s record exportable surplus is allowing it to offer highly competitive pri...