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What’s Hot, What’s Not in the Markets

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Advance Trading risk management advisor Tommy Grisafi outlines the key factors in the trade with 'What's Hot, What's Not in the Markets.' The surge in hog prices, higher crude oil prices and the weather are all big stories this week.

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Oil Markets Surge After Drone Attack

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A weekend attack on Saudi Arabian oil facilities sent crude prices higher. The drone strike impacts five percent of the daily oil supply worldwide. Brent crude prices were up nearly 20 percent when the markets opened last night. Those gains…

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China Waives Tariffs on US Soybeans, Pork

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As a sign of good faith, China will exempt U.S. soybeans, pork and other agricultural commodities from punitive tariffs. On Friday, USDA also announced the sale of 204,000 metric tons of U.S. soybeans to China. High-level trade negotiations between the…

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Better Market Prices Could Come

Published September 13, 2019

The late developing crop and trade with China garnered attention during the market outlook seminar at the Big Iron Farm Show. In this type of market environment, analysts think there could be some better prices to come in this fall…

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Farmers Playing a Waiting Game at Harvest

Published September 13, 2019

Based in Drake, North Dakota, Dakota Agronomy Partners location sales agronomy representative Kirby Boucher says harvest is at a standstill in north central North Dakota. "We just got two inches of rain on Thursday. There's some wheat left in the…

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A Slow Maturing Crop Drags On

Published September 13, 2019

Driving from central Illinois to North Dakota, Gulke Group president Jerry Gulke says the early planted corn continues to be challenged. The late planted corn looks good, but walking in the fields, the ears are small. "It may not have…

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A 40 Percent Drop in SD Soybean Production

Published September 13, 2019

Based on September 1 crop conditions, South Dakota’s corn production is forecast at 626 million bushels, down 20 percent from last year. Soybean production is expected to decline by over 40 percent. South Dakota’s projected corn yield is 156 bushels…

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MN Corn & Soybean Production Lowered

Published September 13, 2019

The latest crop report says Minnesota’s corn production will be down seven percent and soybean production will drop 21 percent. Corn yields are projected to come in at 171 bushels per acre, down two bushels from last year. The average…

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ND Soybean Production Decline

Published September 13, 2019

According to USDA, North Dakota’s corn production will be up six percent from last year. The average corn yield is forecast at 145 bushels per acre, down eight bushels from 2018. Soybean production is expected to drop nearly 20 percent…

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Soybean Ending Stocks Catch Analyst’s Attention

Published September 13, 2019

Soybean ending stocks were one surprise in Thursday’s USDA report. Stewart-Peterson Senior Market Advisor Naomi Blohm says ending stocks were lowered for the old crop. Blohm's focus now is with what what happens with the new crop. “We also have…

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