By: Dan Hueber – In one of the most significant weeks yet this rain-plagued spring, farmers were able to get another 16% of their corn planted, bringing the total to 83%. Granted this is still 16% behind the average pace for this time of year but was at the upper…
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Afternoon Grain and Cattle Recap
Grains – Kelley Fornoff It was a fairly uneventful Monday for grains as we coasted into this afternoon’s plant progress and corn conditions and tomorrow’s USDA supply and demand report. Dry weather for this week has pressured both markets with the anticipation that a lot of planting could get done…
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By: Dan Hueber – The sun is shining, and planters are rolling, so disaster averted, right? Of course, we know that is not entirely accurate, but it would appear that markets are breathing a sigh of relief now that planters are rolling once again across a relatively broad swath of…
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By: Dan Hueber – The sun is shining, and planters are rolling, so disaster averted, right? Of course, we know that is not entirely accurate, but it would appear that markets are breathing a sigh of relief now that planters are rolling once again across a relatively broad swath of…
Afternoon Market Recap
Grains – Kelley Fornoff Assumptions that dry weather this week and dry forecasts next week that will allow for plenty of plant progress sent grains lower heading into the weekend. Estimates for Monday afternoon’s plant progress look for corn to be 81 percent planted compared to 67 percent this past…