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March WASDE Report “A Big Nothing”

Published March 9, 2021

Diversified Services market analyst Sterling Smith says the March Supply and Demand report was a big nothing sandwich. "U.S. corn and soybean ending stocks were unchanged. The next biggest numbers were potential changes in global corn and soybean production out…

Ag Outlook Forum Numbers Drive Friday’s Grain Markets

Published February 19, 2021

Diversified Services market analyst Sterling Smith thinks there could be more soybean acres than the 90 million estimated by USDA. "If you look at where input costs have gone, farmers may switch to soybeans." Smith says the corn numbers from…

Continued Demand Keeps Boosting Grain Markets

Published January 27, 2021

Diversified Services market analyst Sterling Smith was a presenter during the Ihry Insurance spring virtual farm meeting and current market conditions were part of the conversation. Continued demand boosted the grain markets and featured massive corn sales to China. There…

Diversified Crop Insurance Services Sold to Japanese Firm

Published September 7, 2020

A Japanese company is buying Diversified Crop Insurance Services, which is the crop insurance business unit for Consolidated Grain and Barge. Sompo Holdings is one of the largest crop insurance providers in the world and is expected to pay approximately…

Sterling Smith Moves to DSMG

Published August 5, 2020

A veteran in the grain trading business has taken on a new role as the director of ag research at Diversified Services Marketing Group. Most recently, Sterling Smith managed Bloomberg’s agricultural product worldwide. Previously, Smith worked for CHS Hedging and…

Liquidity is the Key

Published May 15, 2020

Cash flow was a problem a year ago and that has been repeated this spring. AgriFinancial Regional Sales Officer Brian Brandt was part of a farm financial presentation Thursday and said cash flow remains a priority. "Cash is king and…

Harvest Price Options Set for Crop Insurance

Published November 1, 2019

Diversified Services Risk Management Analyst Rich Morrison says now that the harvest price option is set for crop insurance, farmers with revenue protection should visit with their crop insurance provider. "We ended up down one dime on corn and down…

Opportunities to Forward Market

Published January 29, 2019

Looking at long-term seasonal trends, the March-through-June time period provides an opportunity for forward pricing. Diversified Services Marketing Group senior risk analyst Rich Morrison was part of a series of marketing meetings across the region this past week and said…

Crops Bidding for Storage at Harvest

Published August 30, 2018

Diversified Services Senior Risk Analyst Rich Morrison is telling farmers to evaluate the return of storing this year’s crop. In fact, the crop is bidding for storage and soybeans are trying to win the battle. "We have to formulate a…

Articles tagged under: Diversified Services

March WASDE Report “A Big Nothing”

Ag Outlook Forum Numbers Drive Friday’s Grain Markets

Continued Demand Keeps Boosting Grain Markets

Diversified Crop Insurance Services Sold to Japanese Firm

Sterling Smith Moves to DSMG

Liquidity is the Key

Harvest Price Options Set for Crop Insurance

Opportunities to Forward Market

Crops Bidding for Storage at Harvest

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