Mark Welch is a well-respected Texas AgriLife Extension Economist who publishes the “Feed Grain Market Outlook.”
Following are highlights from Jan. 13, 2014:
“On Jan. 10, 2014, World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates reported a decrease in corn supply and an...
By Mark Welch
Editor’s Note: Mark Welch is a Texas AgriLife Extension Economist. Opinions and recommendations expressed are solely those of the author and are intended for educational purposes only. Texas AgriLife Extension Service assumes no liability.
USDA reported another week...
Fertility treatment options and hybrid testing program benefit corn producers
By Rick Mascagni
Editor’s Note: Mark Welch, Texas AgriLife Extension Economist, is based in College Station, Texas. The opinions and recommendations expressed are solely those of the author and are intended...
By Mark Welch
Editor’s Note: Mark Welch is a Texas AgriLife Extension Economist. Opinions and recommendations expressed are solely those of the author and are intended for educational purposes only. Texas AgriLife Extension Service assumes no liability.
USDA issued numbers on...
Mark Welch is a well respected Texas AgriLife Extension Economist who publishes a Feed Grain Market Outlook. Following are highlights from his Nov. 9, 2011 report: USDA lowered its U.S. corn yield estimate in WASDE (Nov. 9) down to...
By Carroll Smith
One of the main pastimes in the small, Mid-South town where I grew up was to go “riding around.” Whether it was with my friends after school or my parents or grandparents on Sunday afternoon, we burnt...
By Melvin Brees
The grain price outlook appears bullish, and prices remain in an uptrend. You may not want to sell yet, but you have got to sell sometime. Based on the USDA Jan. 12, 2011, reports, U.S. corn stocks-to-use...
Farming businesses can benefit from increased Section 179 expense deduction and extension of bonus depreciation.
By David P. Webb
and D. Nathan Smith
President Obama signed into law the Small Business Jobs Act of 2010 on Sept. 27, 2010 (the “Act”). The...
Missouri agriculture business specialist David Reinbott discusses supply and demand, technicals and a marketing plan.
In the Sept. 10, 2010 USDA supply and demand report, old crop and new crop ending stocks were lowered from the August report. The 2009-10...
Will the year 2010 present the risk management challenges that 2009 did? So far, it looks like it could. In less than two weeks, March corn futures prices have ranged about $0.57.
Although currently overshadowed by the supply/demand estimates, other...
Many factors make grain marketing complicated and
risky at this time.
By Melvin Brees
Will uptrending corn and soybean futures prices continue moving to new highs? Or are the markets heading toward a collapse, eventually setting new lows? There are market analysts...
What do market signals suggest about planting
more corn or more soybeans in ’09?
By Melvin Brees
Should farmers plant more corn or soybeans in 2009? Most Corn Belt farmers, of course, will plant both crops for a variety of reasons (to...
Missouri analyst discusses current market and potential strategies for stored grain.
By Melvin Brees
Store and hope? The corn and soybean price collapse since the summer highs has discouraged making sales. As a result, a large portion of this year’s corn...
What do market signals suggest about planting more corn or more soybeans in ’09?
By Melvin Brees
Should farmers plant more corn or soybeans in 2009? Most Corn Belt farmers, of course, will plant both crops for a variety of reasons...
