Articles tagged under: Total Farm Marketing
A Lot to Like in the WASDE Report
Published October 12, 2023
There was a lot of supportive news in the October supply/demand report, according to Naomi Blohm, senior market advisor, Total Farm Marketing. “I think the market had been pricing in so much negativity, we were oversold on charts and the…Use Puts to Protect Cattle Prices
Published September 18, 2023
Cattle prices have been in a steady upward trend for months. At the same time, corn prices have been declining. "The market is telling the cattle producers to get ready to hold back heifers and that will help put the…A Friendly Soybean Report
Published October 12, 2022
Total Farm Marketing Senior Market Advisor Naomi Blohm is slightly surprised with the soybean figure in the crop production report. "The soybean yield at 49.8 bushels per acre was lower than the average trade guess, down substantially from September; this…OPEC+ to Cut Oil Production
Published October 5, 2022
Beginning in October, OPEC and its allies will cut oil production by two million barrels each day. Total Farm Marketing Senior Market Advisor Naomi Blohm says this cut is significant and higher than traders expected. "It also adds another level…Soybeans Steal the Show
Published September 12, 2022
The September USDA report was friendly for the soybeans, neutral for corn and wheat markets. USDA is forecasting the U.S. soybean yield at 50.5 bushels per acre, a decline from the August estimate of 51.9 bushels per acre. That sent…August USDA Reports Coming Up Friday
Published August 8, 2022
Total Farm Marketing Senior Market Advisor Naomi Blohm says there may be slight reductions in U.S. yield forecasts in the USDA report. "It's definitely not a record crop by any means, but I think it's too premature to say the…Trade Moves Past USDA Report
Published May 13, 2022
Total Farm Marketing Senior Market Advisor Naomi Blohm says Thursday's supply/demand report was supportive "but nothing was over-the-top bullish to get prices through short-term resistance levels. Neither was anything over-the-top bearish to get us to crash and burn." Blohm says…Late Start Expected to Influence Acreage Mix
Published April 21, 2022
Planting delays will likely mean less corn and spring wheat. "That's what the market is thinking," said Naomi Blohm, senior market advisor, Total Farm Marketing. "Farmers want to know how long it will take for the snow to melt. Is…Input Costs a Factor in Planting Intentions
Published March 31, 2022
Rising input costs likely contributed to the bigger than expected decline in corn planting intentions. "If you didn't lock in fertilizer prices last fall, you're looking at higher prices now," said Bryan Doherty, senior market advisor, Total Farm Marketing. "At…