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ASF Cases Quickly Multiply Across the DR

Published Yesterday

African Swine Fever has now spread to 11 provinces in the Dominican Republic. Minnesota Pork Producers Association CEO Dave Priesler said the DR and other Caribbean countries has had Classical Swine Fever for years, so the ASF confirmation was not…

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Weather Takes Center Stage for the Grain Markets

Published August 2, 2021

The grain markets continues to trade a wide range with very volatile action. U.S. Commodities President Don Roose says rainfall will dictate the grain market action. "The weather will remain very important moving forward. A lot of the subsoil moisture…

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What’s Hot, What’s Not in the Markets

Published August 2, 2021

Midwestern rains, a private estimate on Russia's wheat crop and labor issues all get attention in this week's edition of What's Hot, What's Not in the Markets. Advance Trading Risk Management Advisor Tommy Grisafi kicks of the week with a…

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Trend Line Yield May Be Harder to Achieve This Year

Published August 1, 2021

With the drought conditions across the Northern Plains and areas of the eastern Corn Belt too wet, RML Trading President Bob Lebacken questions the ability of the U.S. to hit USDA’s trend line yield estimates. "There's still some off and…

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Old Crop Corn and Soybean Cancellations are Happening

Published August 1, 2021

The latest weekly export sales report from the USDA shows corn and soybeans with net old crop cancellations. Corn cancellations were reported at 115,000 metric tons and soybean cancellations were reported at 79,000 tonnes. Standard Grain President Joe Vaclavik is…

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Corn Production Uncertainties Remain Going Into August

Published August 1, 2021

Production uncertainty is leading to marketing hesitancy among grain traders. Van Ahn and Company market analyst Kristi Van Ahn says the biggest uncertainty is Iowa’s corn crop. "Iowa got great rains coming into pollination and then, they went back to…

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ASF Outbreak Unknowns Could Slow Soybean Demand

Published August 1, 2021

There continue to be questions surrounding the severity of the African Swine Fever outbreak in China. NAU Country Vice President of Farm Services Rich Morrison says the lack of uncertainty could spill over into soybean demand. "There's been a slowdown…

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Economy is Making ‘Progress’

Published July 29, 2021

The Federal Reserve has kept the benchmark interest rate near zero since March of last year. To boost the economy, $120 billion in Treasuries and mortgage bonds have also been purchased each month. Upon the conclusion of its two-day meeting,…

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Latest COF Numbers Decline

Published July 26, 2021

The latest numbers from USDA show cattle in U.S. feedlots with capacity of 1,000 or more head totaled 11.3 million head on July 1, down one percent from the previous year. Placements in feedlots during June totaled 1.6 million head,…

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Production Uncertainty Surrounds Corn Markets

Published July 26, 2021

Cornbelt Marketing market analyst Sam Hudson says weather continues to drive the market as production uncertainty surrounds the markets as the corn crop enters pollination. " A lot of the U.S. corn producing area is trying to get underway with…

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