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Traders Await the South American Export Demand Shift

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South America received good rains in mid-January, alleviating late season production concerns. Along with the weather, StoneX Group market analyst Phillip Claussen says traders are monitoring export demand. "Like most years in January or February, there's an eye on South…

Meat Institute Disputes White House Packer Claim

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The Biden administration has dubbed the rising retail value of meat coupled with higher packer margins “exploitations” of consumers and farmers. The North American Meat Institute disputed that claim saying consumers saw increased meat prices in 2021 because of labor…

Potential Seen for Continued Export Growth in China

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China increased agricultural imports in the past year with corn imports alone almost tripling in volume from 2020. Corn is also one of the biggest untapped trade markets for U.S in potential growth. "We've seen a huge increase in corn…

There’s No Way to Return to Pre-Pandemic Trade

Published January 21, 2022

Speaking at a virtual World Economic Forum, U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai said the world should not try to resurrect the trading system that was in place before the pandemic. Tai said lessons can be learned from the past two…

Forecast Calls for More Soybean Acres

Published January 21, 2022

For the second time ever, U.S. soybean acres are forecast to go surpass corn production this year. Farm Progress, a division of Informa, expects soybeans to total 92.3 million acres. That compares to a forecast of 90.3 million acres for…

No Silver Bullet

Published January 21, 2022

The ever-increasing cost of fertilizer was brought up in a House Agriculture Committee hearing. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack spoke to the complexity of the situation. "There's no silver bullet, I wish there were and if there were, we'd certainly be…

Mexico Phasing Out Glyphosate Use

Published January 19, 2022

Mexico is on the path to gradually eliminate glyphosate by 2024. Mexico’s National Council of Science and Technology has cut its recommendation for glyphosate imports in half. Mexican President Manuel Lopez Obrador issued an executive order two years ago to…

Dry Bean Prices Hold Steady

Published January 19, 2022

According to USDA’s Weekly Bean, Pea and Lentil Market Review, trade remains light with only moderate demand. The grower price for pinto beans in North Dakota and Minnesota is $42-to-$45 per hundredweight. Black beans are quoted at $45-to-$46 and navies…

Spring Wheat May Struggle in the ND Acreage Battle

Published January 18, 2022

According to North Dakota Wheat Commission Policy and Marketing Director Jim Peterson, the amount of spring wheat planted this year is uncertain. "Certainly $1.50 (per bushel) ago, it was an easier decision to make. There was a lot of interest…

What’s Hot, What’s Not in the Markets

Published January 17, 2022

"There wasn't much hot last week in the markets," said Randy Martinson, President, Martinson Ag Risk Management. In this week's edition of What's Hot, What's Not in the Markets, Martinson says the outside markets had some positive gains. Wheat was…

Markets Articles

Traders Await the South American Export Demand Shift

Meat Institute Disputes White House Packer Claim

Potential Seen for Continued Export Growth in China

There’s No Way to Return to Pre-Pandemic Trade

Forecast Calls for More Soybean Acres

No Silver Bullet

Mexico Phasing Out Glyphosate Use

Dry Bean Prices Hold Steady

Spring Wheat May Struggle in the ND Acreage Battle

What’s Hot, What’s Not in the Markets

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