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What’s Hot, What’s Not in the Markets

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USDA is set to release a planting intentions and stocks report at the end of the week. In this week's edition of What's Hot, What's Not in the Markets, Advance Trading Risk Management Advisor Tommy Grisafi explains the market impact.

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Flooding Impacts Corn Demand

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China purchased about 300,000 tonnes of corn Friday, underpinning the corn market, but Advance Trading Ag Risk Management Advisor Tommy Grisafi says weather and flooding is impacting corn demand. "Customers are bulled up on corn, because they hear there's corn…

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Beet Stock Values

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According to Acres & Shares, last week 119 American Crystal Sugar Company beet shares traded through brokers at an average price $3,451.05 per share.

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ND Farmers Prepare for Delayed Planting

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Farmers are preparing for delays this planting season. Hurdsfield, North Dakota farmer Jeff Mertz expects some logistical issues. "Fertilizer does come up from the south. If they're having issues with roads washed out, it will only add to the problem,"…

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Tough Decisions Ahead for Spring Fertilizer Application

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Farmers may need to make some tough decisions this spring, because of the lack of fertilizer applied last fall. University of Minnesota Extension Soil Scientist Daniel Kaiser says planting corn during its optimal planting window is still the best option…

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A Slow Thaw Begins in the Red River Basin

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The snow pack is starting to warm up in the Red River Basin. It's considered a slow thaw so far. Grand Forks based National Weather Service Warning Coordination Meteorologist Greg Gust is hopeful the big runoff will be delayed. "Even…

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Rural Perspectives: Episode Ten

Published March 22, 2019

The Red River Farm Network has teamed up with AgCountry Farm Credit Services in a podcast series called Rural Perspectives. USDA released the March World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report. In episode ten of Rural Perspectives, AgCountry Farm Credit…

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Analysts Prepare for March Prospective Plantings Report

Published March 22, 2019

The trade is leaning somewhere around 86 million acres of soybeans and 91.5 to 92 million acres of corn ahead of the upcoming USDA Prospective Plantings report. That’s according to Zaner Ag Hedge Chief Marketing Strategist Ted Seified. He says…

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Later Planting Season, Lower Yield Projections

Published March 22, 2019

Local sugarbeet growers may want to double check seed needs before planting. Ses VanderHave sales manager Nick Revier says the later the planting season, the lower the yield projections will be. "Sugarbeet growers may have to compensate by planting a…

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Increased Interest in Corn Ahead of Planting

Published March 22, 2019

A delayed planting season is likely for local growers. Pioneer U.S. Corn Lead Ryan Myers says the snow can be positive and negative. "A hard freeze can help the ground get fit and we're going to start with good moisture…

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