August 08, 2024
Understanding the FMMO Pricing Formula Change Proposal
USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) held a rulemaking hearing late ...
USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) held a rulemaking hearing late last year and early this year to consider and take evidence on 21 proposals seeking to amend the Federal Milk Marketing ...
Read MoreJuly 29, 2024
5 Steps for Developing a Risk Management Plan
5 Steps for Developing a Risk Management Plan “If you fail to plan, you ...
5 Steps for Developing a Risk Management Plan “If you fail to plan, you are planning to fail” –Benjamin Franklin Earlier this month we had the opportunity to attend the National Pork ...
Read MoreJuly 12, 2024
JULY 2024 WASDE REPORT SUMMARY AND NOTES:
JULY 2024 WASDE REPORT SUMMARY AND NOTES: Today’s WASDE report was relatively ...
JULY 2024 WASDE REPORT SUMMARY AND NOTES: Today’s WASDE report was relatively supportive for corn, neutral soybeans, and slightly bearish wheat relative to analysts’ pre-report expectations. ...
Read MoreJune 12, 2024
JUNE 2024 WASDE REPORT SUMMARY AND NOTES:
JUNE 2024 WASDE REPORT SUMMARY AND NOTES: Today’s WASDE report was relatively ...
JUNE 2024 WASDE REPORT SUMMARY AND NOTES: Today’s WASDE report was relatively neutral for corn, soybeans, and wheat with most estimates coming in line with analysts’ pre-report expectations. ...
Read MoreJune 06, 2024
Volatility in the Market Place
Volatility in the Market Place Producers often experience price shocks due ...
Volatility in the Market Place Producers often experience price shocks due to discrepancies in supply and demand, which are rarely understood in real time. Usually only after the dust has settled ...
Read MoreJune 03, 2024
Understanding Option Volatility and Price Implications
Most option traders understand how the premium is impacted by the direction ...
Most option traders understand how the premium is impacted by the direction of the underlying futures market. Because puts allow owners to protect lower prices, the value of the put increases ...
Read MoreMay 10, 2024
MAY 2024 WASDE REPORT SUMMARY AND NOTES:
MAY 2024 WASDE REPORT SUMMARY AND NOTES: Today’s report provided the first ...
MAY 2024 WASDE REPORT SUMMARY AND NOTES: Today’s report provided the first look at new crop balance sheets and incorporated acreage estimates from March’s Prospective Plantings report. ...
Read MoreMay 01, 2024
Opportunity Knocks: Pork Margin Outlook
Opportunity Knocks: Pork Margin Outlook Following nearly two years of below ...
Opportunity Knocks: Pork Margin Outlook Following nearly two years of below breakeven margins, the outlook for pork producers has improved in recent months. While the change in tide has felt ...
Read MoreApril 11, 2024
APRIL 2024 WASDE REPORT SUMMARY AND NOTES:
APRIL 2024 WASDE REPORT SUMMARY AND NOTES: The April WASDE report was ...
APRIL 2024 WASDE REPORT SUMMARY AND NOTES: The April WASDE report was viewed as relatively neutral for corn, soybeans, and wheat as stock balance sheets were slightly higher than expectations. ...
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