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More On the Outlook Forum Numbers

The acreage numbers used weren’t surprising. The talk over most of the winter has been that U.S. farmers want to plant more corn. There might be some external factors, though, that hold corn acres closer to unchanged from 2015 than up 2 million acres.Thank goodness for the USDA’s Outlook Forum this week as it provided some fresh numbers to look at, discuss and write about even though the outcome was well anticipated by the trade. Market analysts are desperately waiting for the end of winter around the Northern Hemisphere in the hope that something will bring any level of excitement back to the markets. There was nothing in yesterday’s supply/demand projections to indicate that might happen any time soon. The yield estimates used on the supp...

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Summary of Futures

Jul 25 Corn closed at $4.2875/bushel, down $0.0475 from yesterday's close.  Jul 25 Wheat closed at $5.6775/bushel, down $0.065 from yesterday's close.  Jul 25 Soybeans closed at $10.68/bushel, down $0.0675 from yesterday's close.  Jul 25 Soymeal closed at $284.1/short ton, down $...

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