[Translate] The CME Daily Livestock Report provides a one-page summary of news, prices, fundamental indicators, and trading activity on CME’s Livestock Complex. Daily illustrations of supply and demand factors help you learn to track the markets and anticipate price trends.... (Continue reading)
[Translate] BRAZILIAN MARKET By Martin Riordan1 The hog market in Brazil has different characteristics in different regions. In the three southern states (South region – Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina and Paraná), where about 64% of commercial production takes... (Continue reading)
[Translate] (Guide to Podcasting on farmdoc here) Play Now : MP3 (in page player) Download :MP3 (right click to ‘save as’)Subscribe: RSS/iTunes XML September 7, 2010 SOYBEAN PRICES REMAIN STRONG TOO Much of the attention in the crop markets in... (Continue reading)
[Translate] Grain futures were mostly higher over the past week of trading as yield indications from early harvests point to disappointing results. Although much of the country is still a few weeks away from ramping up for harvest, early harvest... (Continue reading)
[Translate] DID AUGUST WEATHER REDUCE CORN YIELD POTENTIAL? Corn prices have been moving higher since June 30 when the USDA revealed smaller stocks and fewer planted acres than expected. December 2010 corn futures have increased about $1.00 per bushel and... (Continue reading)
[Translate] The Roberts Report will not be published next week due to the holiday. Hope you have a great holiday! CORN futures on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) closed up Monday on reports that corn yields will likely be... (Continue reading)
[Translate] CORN futures on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) closed down Monday. The SEPT’10 contract closed at $4.172/bu; off 4.0¢/bu but 10.0¢/bu higher than last report. DEC’10 corn futures closed off 3.5¢/bu at $4.326/bu also 4.75¢/bu higher than last... (Continue reading)
[Translate] (Guide to Podcasting on farmdoc here) Play Now : MP3 (in page player) Download :MP3 (right click to ‘save as’)Subscribe: RSS/iTunes XML There’s an old adage among farmers in the Midwest that when corn is cheap you have to... (Continue reading)
[Translate] Pork exports for the first six months of this year were eight per cent higher than the same period of last year and pig prices are strong, according to the USDA Economic Research Service (ERS) August 2010 Livestock, Dairy... (Continue reading)
[Translate] By Statistics Canada. There were 2.4 per cent fewer pigs in Canada on 1 July 2010 than one year previously and the number of breeding females was down almost five per cent. The number of farms with pigs declined... (Continue reading)
[Translate] Source: BPEX The deadweight average pig price increased during June to average just above 146p/kg, five per cent higher than at the start of the year albeit five per cent lower than a year earlier. However, the DAPP reduced... (Continue reading)
[Translate] CORN futures on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) closed down Monday. The SEPT’10 contract closed at $4.072/bu; off 4.5¢/bu but 4.25¢/bu higher than last report. DEC’10 corn futures closed off 4.5¢/bu at $4.226/bu but 4.75¢/bu higher than last... (Continue reading)
[Translate] The 2010 corn crop is forecast to be a new record, according to USDA Economic Research Service. This month’s 2010/11 outlook is shaped by the first survey-based forecasts for US corn and sorghum production. The 2010 corn crop is... (Continue reading)