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Crop Prices Remain Firm (11/16/2009)
Corn and soybean prices continue to trade in a relatively wide range, but are currently near the highs of the past 10 weeks. Read the column... |
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Larger Soybean and Smaller Corn Crop Forecasts (11/10/2009)
The USDA's November Crop Production report forecast the size of the 2009 U.S. soybean crop at 3.319 billion bushels, 69 million bushels larger than the October forecast. Read the column... |
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Stable Land Prices (11/10/2009)
Farmland prices in Illinois have remained relatively stable since September 2008, when problems within the U.S. financial sector became evident. Read the column... |
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Harvest to Accelerate (11/2/2009)
The late planted and late maturing corn and soybean crops of 2009 have also experienced one of the slowest harvest rates in modern history. Read the column... |
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Late Planting Wheat and Crop Insurance (10/29/2009)
Wheat plantings have been delayed this fall, again bringing up decisions related to crop insurance. APH, CRC, and RA policies have late planting and prevented planting provisions.
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Looking Beyond Harvest (10/26/2009)
One of the factors supporting corn and soybean prices in recent weeks is the delay in getting the crops harvested. Read the column... |
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Drying Costs and Shrink Losses Are Large in 2009 (10/21/ 2009)
Moisture levels on corn are much higher this year than in recent year, with some farmers harvesting corn with moisture levels in the high 20% range. Read the FEFO ... |
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Cattle Prices to "Ride the Recovery" Upward (10/19/2009)
“Ride the recovery” may be the theme for the cattle industry in coming months. Read the column... |
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A Historic Look at Illinois Farm Real Estate Values (10/13/2009)
The U.S.D.A. estimates that land values have declined slightly in Illinois. Read the FEFO ... |
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Crop Concerns, Strong Demand Support Corn and Soybean Prices (10/12/2009)
December 2009 corn futures have increased by about $.65 per bushel form the early September low. Read the column... |
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Anticipating the Size of South American Crops (10/1/2009)
The jury is still out on the size of the 2009 U.S. corn and soybean crops. Read the column... |
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Hog Producers Seeing First Signs of Dawning (9/28/2009)
The soft red winter wheat basis in virtually every location has been generally very weak for about three years. Read the column... |
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Weakness in Soft Red Winter Wheat Basis Persists (9/21/2009)
The soft red winter wheat basis in virtually every location has been generally very weak for about three years. Read the column... |
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Crop Priority in ACRE (9/18/2009)
Farmers who signed up for the Average Crop Revenue Election (ACRE) can change their crop priority by September 30. Priorty will matter only to farms where planted acres times 1.2 exceeds total base acres. Read the FEFO ... |
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