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Sunflower Prices Continue to Climb

Published January 29, 2020

Nearby sunflowers prices have increased nearly $2.00 per hundredweight recently. Additionally, 2020 new crops prices have increased by $1.50 per hundredweight since last fall and are at six-year high. The National Sunflower Association says the overall price direction will be…

Latest COF Numbers Come In at 12 Million Head

Published January 27, 2020

The latest Cattle on Feed Report was mostly in-line with expectations. The USDA report says there are 12 million cattle on feed for slaughter as of January 1, a two percent increase from one year ago. That includes 7.3 million…

Surprising Yields Create Market Skepticism

Published January 24, 2020

While there is a bit more optimism in the markets as of late, Clayton Pope Commodities consultant Clayton Pope thinks there is still a lot of skepticism. "It seems like it's always harder and harder to buy a rally each…

DOW Closes Above 29,000 Following Signing Ceremony

Published January 15, 2020

Following Wednesday’s signing of a phase one trade agreement between the U.S. and China, the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed above 29,000 for the first time. The S&P 500 also closed at a record high, while the U.S. dollar weakened.…

NDSU Ag Economist: Be Patient with the Markets

Published December 16, 2019

A phase one trade agreement between the U.S. and China does change the market mentality. However, NDSU Extension crops economist Frayne Olson says prices won't change dramatically overnight. "What I likely see happening is a slow uptrend in prices. There…

Marketing Opportunities May Come in the Springtime

Published December 5, 2019

The current market environment is presenting both challenges and opportunities for farmers. Iowa State University agricultural economist Chad Hart says the challenges with corn and soybeans started in the spring. The crops were planted late, matured late and even some…

A Handle on the U.S. Crop Will Come with Time

Published November 29, 2019

Mastering the Grain Markets author Elaine Kub thinks Monday’s crop progress report got the attention of traders. "It's not a mystery to know the crop isn't being harvested quickly this year. I think it was eye-opening to make the calculations…

Amid a Down Cattle Market, Auction Barn Owners Pleased with the Fall Run

Published November 25, 2019

The fall run of cattle is picking up pace at auction barns across the Northern Plains. Hub City Livestock co-owner Steve Hellwig says the number of yearlings running through the ring is surprising for this time of year. However, compared…

Fall Cattle Run Picking Up Pace in the Northern Plains

Published November 22, 2019

The fall run of cattle is starting to heat up at Northern Plains auction barns. Stockmen’s Livestock Exchange at Dickinson, North Dakota had over 4,400 head at Thursday’s sale. The 600 to 700-pound steers sold for $140-to-$153 per hundredweight. The…

Harvest Delays are Keeping Basis Levels Strong

Published November 20, 2019

A late harvest has local elevators searching for grain supplies. That is a bright sport for farmers looking to market this year’s crop. NDSU Extension crops economist and marketing specialist Frayne Olson says basis levels are stronger than normal for…

Articles tagged under: markets

Sunflower Prices Continue to Climb

Latest COF Numbers Come In at 12 Million Head

Surprising Yields Create Market Skepticism

DOW Closes Above 29,000 Following Signing Ceremony

NDSU Ag Economist: Be Patient with the Markets

Marketing Opportunities May Come in the Springtime

A Handle on the U.S. Crop Will Come with Time

Amid a Down Cattle Market, Auction Barn Owners Pleased with the Fall Run

Fall Cattle Run Picking Up Pace in the Northern Plains

Harvest Delays are Keeping Basis Levels Strong

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