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2012 U.S. corn crop at 10.478 billion bu.; avg. yield 120.25 bu. per acre +/- 1% = 10.374 billion bu. to 10.583 billion bu.; 119.05 bu. to 121.45 bu. per acre 2012 U.S. soybean crop at 2.60 billion bu.; avg. yield of 34.8 bu. per acre +/- 2% = 2.548 billion bu. to 2.652 billion [...]
Read More2012 U.S. corn crop at 10.478 billion bu.; avg. yield 120.25 bu. per acre +/- 1% = 10.374 billion bu. to 10.583 billion bu.; 119.05 bu. to 121.45 bu. per acre 2012 U.S. soybean crop at 2.60 billion bu.; avg. yield of 34.8 bu. per acre +/- 2% = 2.548 billion bu. to 2.652 billion [...]
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August 23rd, 2012 This morning we find ourselves on I-80 west, leaving Iowa City and heading to Owatonna, Minnesota. The “shortest distance between two points” way of thinking is thrown out the window this week as we will be zig zagging all over the Hawkeye State. In the few counties that we saw in Iowa [...]
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August 22nd, 2012 Despite some dismal corn yields on my route of Day 2 of the Pro Farmer Midwest Crop Tour, something very exciting happened for my group. And no, I do not mean the Beef Manhattan on special at a greasy spoon in Linden, Indiana. We saw some dust flying and we went after [...]
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August 21st, 2012 With all of the variability of Day 1 of the Pro Farmer Crop Tour on Monday, it is easy to see that every day will hold a little something different. One of the things that we expect to see today that we did not run into yesterday is corn that has been [...]
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Day 1 – Monday, August 20th, 2012 6:30am – It was an early start this morning as I joined my very first Pro Farmer Crop Tour. So far so good for me as the eastern leg of the tour once again started in Columbus. That made it relatively easy to get going after one last [...]
Read More| Commodity | Month | Last | Change |
| Electronic Corn | Jul | $6.3875 | -0.1075 |
| Electronic Corn | Sep | $5.4500 | -0.0950 |
| Electronic Corn | Dec | $5.1900 | -0.0125 |
| Electronic Soybeans | Jul | $14.7875 | +0.1425 |
| Electronic Soybeans | Aug | $13.9050 | - 0.0050 |
| Electronic Soybeans | Sep | $12.8750 | - 0.0675 |
| Electronic SRW Wheat | Jul | $6.8000 | -0.0525 |
| Electronic SRW Wheat | Sep | $6.8750 | -0.0525 |
| Electronic SRW Wheat | Dec | $7.0300 | -0.0550 |
| Electronic Soybean Meal | Jul | $439.0 | +3.7 |
| Electronic Soybean Meal | Aug | $407.0 | - 1.0 |
| Electronic Soybean Meal | Sep | $376.1 | - 2.7 |
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| Commodity | Month | Last | Change |
| Denatured Fuel Ethanol | Jun | $2.628 | -0.039 |
| Denatured Fuel Ethanol | Jul | $2.500 | -0.039 |
| Denatured Fuel Ethanol | Aug | $2.373 | -0.041 |
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| Commodity | Month | Last | Change |
| Live Cattle | Jun | $121.100 | +0.975 |
| Live Cattle | Aug | $120.375 | +1.225 |
| Live Cattle | Oct | $123.475 | +1.000 |
| Lean Hogs | Jun | $92.400 | +0.325 |
| Lean Hogs | Jul | $91.750 | +0.225 |
| Lean Hogs | Aug | $90.600 | +0.250 |
| Feeder Cattle | May | $131.900 | - 0.625 |
| Feeder Cattle | Aug | $146.475 | +2.000 |
| Feeder Cattle | Sep | $148.900 | +2.075 |
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| Commodity | Month | Last | Change |
| MILK CLASS III | May | $18.51 | +0.00 |
| MILK CLASS III | Jun | $18.05 | - 0.24 |
| MILK CLASS III | Jul | $18.50 | - 0.18 |
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May 20, 2013
Analysis of today's markets from Mike Zuzolo of Global Commodity Analytics