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Thursday, February 23, 2023
GRAINS:
The outlook numbers are out with no major surprises. The USDA is looking for about 2.5 million more acres devoted to corn production with a trend line yield of 181. This would produce the second largest crop ever. It’s...
By Dennis Smith
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Tuesday, February 21, 2023
GRAINS:
The trade continues to focus on crop losses in Argentina. How many times can we kill this crop? No trade rec. There’s so much going on in livestock today. I’m cutting the grain comment short.
LEAN HOGS:
Cutting...
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