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Butler Farm Show market livestock sale results
4-H and FFA members received strong support at this year’s Butler Farm Show market livestock sale, including a new record bid for the grand champion goat.
Oil to blame for high production costs
URBANA, Ill. — Between 2003 and 2007, the majority of corn and soybean production cost increases can be attributed to crude oil price increases, according to a new University of Illinois Extension study. “If crude oil prices continue to rise, production costs for corn and soybeans likely will continue to rise,” said Gary Schnitkey, a
2011 crop planting progress is slow, confusing
When the weather broke, U.S. farmers did what they are good at doing, which is running day and night when they can, and sleeping next winter. The results were mixed, and a little confusing to the markets.
The old gray mare has loped
The old gray mare, she ain’t what she used to be. You know the one — she galloped in and got you all excited about how fast she was, then ran out of steam. No, she looks like a nag you were a fool to bet the farm on. She looked like Secretariat’s great-granddaughter, but
Raw weather starting to move prices
Heavy rains are having an impact on the grain markets.
Report bounce holds grain commodities market higher
There is nothing in the grain commodity markets to indicate a return to what we now know are high prices.
Crop harvest drags into Thanksgiving
USDA released the Sunday night Crop Progress Report Monday after the close, and it was not pretty. Harvest still drags on, and rain coming into the Midwest this week will not help. Thanksgiving will come and go with corn, and even soybeans, still in the fields. One of the biggest traditions of my youth was
Adjectives wear out grain market watchers
One casualty of our record grain markets this year on the Chicago Board of Trade this year is the adjective. We have worn out the old ones, and they no longer have the power to shock us.
Negative price bias continues to rule grain markets
Marlin Clark remarks on how the grain markets have responded to recent USDA reports detailing grain stocks estimates and planted acres estimates.
Weather drives record grain market
Continued flooding, especially in Iowa, has the market focusing on the size of the corn crop and traders taking prices to new all-time highs. Once more, we talk about history being made before our eyes. The December corn contract on the Chicago Board of Trade has made eight consecutive all-time highs. This is beyond amazing.
