Articles tagged under: Eastern Cornbelt
End-Users Paying Above Posted Basis in ECB
Published July 10, 2019
Producer selling remains slow, which is pushing the corn basis levels higher. In the Eastern Cornbelt, spot corn basis levels are being posted as much as a plus-65 cents. "Of course the story is that there is a posted basis…ECB Yield Potential Falls Off
Published June 25, 2019
Most of the Midwest has been wet, but Greentown, Indiana farmer Brad Downing describes the water as “unrelenting.” Soils have become anaerobic and the crops are starting to show it. This area located between Indianapolis and Fort Wayne has an…Unplanted Acres in ECB at “Unimaginable” Levels
Published June 19, 2019
Illinois, Indiana and Ohio have been hit the hardest by delayed plantings. Purdue University agricultural economist Chris Hurt expects the number of unplanted acres to be record large. "We're talking about increases in the range of four times or more…