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Prevented Planting Payments versus Planting Soybeans (6/18/2013)
Returns from taking prevented planting payments are compared to planting soybeans in late June. A corn prevented planting payments almost always will be larger than the expected returns from planting soybeans. Prevented planting payments for soybeans become more attractive as soybean plantings are delayed further.  More... |
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Anticipating the USDA June Stocks and Acreage Reports (6/17/2013)
On June 28, the USDA will release the June I Grain Stocks and June Acreage reports that will set the tone for both old and new crop corn and soybean prices. These reports have the potential to provide large surprises. More... |
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Balance Sheets on Grain Farms from 2005 to 2011 (5/14/2013)
The period of high grain farm incomes since 2006 has led to an overall strengthening of balance sheets on grain farms. Some concerns exist that much of this strengthening could erode quickly during a period of lower returns and declining farmland prices. While these concerns are legitimate, farmers have generally prepared themselves well to withstand lower returns. . More... |
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Late Planting and Tools in FAST (5/1/2013)
The Planting Decision Model includes a “Returns by Planting Date” module which calculates projected returns from corn and soybeans by planting date in northern, central, and southern Illinois. According to projections in this tool, corn will be the more profitable to plant in all areas until late May. In central Illinois, corn is projected more profitable than soybeans into June.. More... |
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The 2013 ACRE Decision (4/23/2013)
Farmers and landowners have until June 3rd to enroll their Farm Service Agency (FSA) farms into the Average Crop Revenue Election (ACRE) program, an alternative within the 2008 Farm Bill to the Direct and Counter-Cyclical program (DCP). While ACRE likely will pay less than DCP, enrollment in ACRE may still be advisable as ACRE will make large payments if revenue is low. More... |
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