We are seeing a number of analysts telling producers they ought to be selling not just 2015 production, but also some 2016 production. This does seem very premature with December 2015 corn futures trading below $4.00.Friday's talk about what U.S. farmers might plant in 2015 drew some comments from readers. One asked why we are already worried about potential 2015 acreage when 50 percent of the 2014 corn and soybean crops haven't yet been harvested. Good question, but there are a few good reasons including:
We are seeing a number of analysts telling producers they ought to be selling not just 2015 production, but also some 2016 production. This does seem very premature with December 2015 corn futures trading below $4.00. That is still bel...
What You Need to Know Today: Commodities were mostly lower across the board today after yesterday’s Federal Reserve meeting hinted at a potential interest rate hike later in 2026. The dollar index reached its highest level in over a year, and a strong dollar makes U.S. agricultural expor...
Tomorrow is the Juneteenth federal holiday, and the USDA, along with the rest of the federal government and the CME, will be closed, so the monthly Cattle on Feed report was released a day early. The total number of cattle on feed in feedlots with 1,000 head or more capacity on 1 June amounted...