Articles tagged under: Bob Utterback
Midwest Farmers Choose to Plant Late Season Corn
Published June 6, 2019
Planters continue to roll in Indiana and Illinois. Utterback Marketing President Bob Utterback thinks corn prices got high enough to entice farmers to continue to plant corn rather than take prevented plant. "Even though yields may be substantially reduced, they…Watch Basis Movement
Published December 6, 2018
As harvest wraps up, basis can improve. Utterback Marketing president Bob Utterback tells farmers to keep an eye on local basis levels and be prepared to take advantage of basis improvements. "We're in that time period where the market is squeezed.…Have a Plan for Stored Soybeans
Published November 23, 2018
Once harvest is complete, North Dakota farmers are storing soybeans for a better price. Utterback Marketing president Bob Utterback does not like the idea of storing soybeans long term. "This means we're betting South America will have a weather scare…Lock In Corn Profit When Possible
Published October 5, 2018
Utterback Marketing President Bob Utterback says if you can lock in 2019 corn at a profit, take advantage."You sell the corn, lock in the carry and start selling new crop corn and not plant any beans next year. That's my…Establishing the Rules of the Trade Game
Published July 6, 2018
The U.S. slapped levies on $34 billion of China’s exports at midnight. China retaliated, but the markets already had this trade war factored in. Utterback Marketing President Bob Utterback says at least the U.S. now knows the rules of the…Weather Continues to Impact Wheat Market
Published May 2, 2018
Utterback Marketing President Bob Utterback says the wheat market continues to trade the weather. “We’ve come up pretty good on the wheat reacting to the wheat tour," says Utterback. "The wheat has some damage. People are focused on a potential…