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MARCH 1 ALERT!
ACREAGE INTENTIONS SURVEY RE-OPENED

MARKET OUTLOOK & ADVICE


CORN

Corn futures settled fractionally mixed on Thursday.

Corn futures settled fractionally mixed on Thursday. A bearish Weekly Export Sales report and spillover weakness from soybeans pressured corn prices much of the day. Export commitments of 13.3 million bushels were below trade expectation and were more than 50% below the previous four-week average. Losses were limited late in the day by short-covering. May closed 1/4 of a cent lower at $3.65 1/4 and July was 1/4 of a cent lower at $3.76 1/4.

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SOYBEANS

Soybean futures were sharply lower on Thursday.

Soybean futures were sharply lower on Thursday. Fund selling was triggered by the bearish Weekly Export Sales report. Commitments for the current marketing year were a negative 4.3 million bushels due to the cancellation of sales from China. Increased harvest activity in South America and the expectations of record crops there were also bearish factors. May ended 27 1/2 cents lower at $9.30 1/2 and July closed 26 1/2 cents lower at $9.39.

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WHEAT

Wheat futures closed lower on Thursday.

Wheat futures closed lower on Thursday. Future fell to five-month lows on spillover pressure from soybeans and continued bearish reaction to the USDA reports on Wednesday. USDA raised their U.S. wheat ending stocks projection to over 1 billion bushels. Weekly export sales of reported this morning at 15 million bushels of 2009/10 crop wheat were within trade expectations and above the pace needed to reach USDA's export forecast. But USDA's export number would be the smallest total since 1971-72. CBOT May was 2 3/4 cents lower at $4.78 3/4, KCBT May ended 1 1/2 cents lower at $4.89 1/2 and MGE May closed 2 cents lower at $5.04 1/2.

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CATTLE

Cattle futures closed mixed on Thursday.

Cattle futures closed mixed on Thursday. The market was choppy today as traders were waiting for the cash market to develop. Cash cattle traded at mostly $92 last week. The unwinding of bear spreads was supportive for the June contract while bearish for most deferreds. April ended 5 cents lower at $93.83 and June was 23 cents higher at $91.95.

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HOGS

Lean hog futures were lower on Thursday.

Lean hog futures were lower on Thursday. The market was pressured by the weak tone in the cash market and the 67 cent drop in pork cutouts on Wednesday. Russia approved 11 U.S. pork plants to resume pork shipments, but little pork is expected to be exported there until pork prices decline. April closed 68 cents lower at $71.88 and June was 45cents lower at $80.20.

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COTTON

Cotton futures settled sharply lower Thursday. 

Cotton futures settled sharply lower Thursday. The market dropped to a three-week low amid investor selling. Futures were open to downside risk after China's production forecast was not cut as much as some were expecting yesterday and prices have been too high for the mills. Export sales were within trade expectations but down from the strong pace held in February. Meanwhile, shipments of 332,669 bales were a marketing year high. May was down 144 points at 78.77 cents and July was 137 points lower at 79.28 cents.

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SORGHUM

 

GENERAL AG NEWS

March 11, 2010 3:47pm
ASA testifies in support of normalizing trade between U.S. and Cuba
The American Soybean Association testified yesterday before the House Committee on Agriculture in favor of normalizing trade and travel between the U.S. and Cuba.
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DOANE POLL


Results of the last poll:

While fertilizer prices are still down sharply from a year ago, they've started to rise since the first of the year; especially anhydrous ammonia and urea. Over the last few years, fertilizer has become a volatile market and much higher input cost. How much of your NPK fertilizer needs for the 2010 crops have you already applied or at least "booked" the price?
I've applied or priced nearly all of it.
61.7%
I've applied or priced 51-75% of my needs.
16.1%
I've applied or priced less than 10% of it.
14.6%
I've applied or priced 26-50% of my needs.
5.5%
I've applied or priced 10-25% of my needs.
2.2%