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Corn and Wheat Ending Stocks Lowered, Soybean Ending Stocks Raised

Published August 12, 2022

USDA lowered new crop corn ending stocks from 1.47 billion bushels to 1.38 billion in Friday’s Supply and Demand report. The season average corn price is unchanged at $6.65 per bushel. Soybean ending stocks are raised 15 million bushels to…

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USDA Report Neutral for Corn, Bearish for the Soybeans

Published August 12, 2022

USDA lowered the corn yield forecast from 177 bushels per acre to 175 bushels per acre the latest USDA report. That lowers new crop corn production to 14.3 billion bushels. The soybean yield was the big surprise. USDA raised the…

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Early Rains a Saving Grace for Corn

Published August 12, 2022

Western North Dakota hasn’t had a good rain since the beginning of July. Agile Agronomy owner Kyle Okke says despite that, the corn crop is doing surprisingly well. "Let's just put it this way, even though we haven't seen near…

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Drought Hits Crops in Central and Southern Richland County, ND

Published August 12, 2022

Corn is seeing the biggest setback due to the moderately dry conditions. "The crop developed so quickly it didn't have time to root in like it did last year," said Greg LaPlante, president, GL Crop Consulting. "They're probably tapped out…

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Looking Back: How the ND Corn Growers Association Began

Published August 8, 2022

The North Dakota Corn Growers Association started with a trade policy issue with Canada. In the 1980s, a Canadian Countervailing Duty challenged the corn market. As the issue got bigger, affecting not only corn growers in the eastern United States,…

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Focus on What You Can Control

Published August 4, 2022

To finish the growing season strong, Golden Harvest Agronomy Manager David Schlake reminds farmers to focus on what they can control. "Stay mindful of any late season diseases that come in, but in a lot of areas, that will probably…

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Demand Becomes a Market Driver

Published August 4, 2022

With much of the U.S. corn and soybean crop heading into grain fill, Northern Crops Marketing and Investments President Brad Paulson says demand will become the market driver. "Supplies will be determined in the next few weeks. Then, we're going…

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It’s a Late Crop

Published July 31, 2022

Global Commodity Analytics and Consulting President Mike Zuzolo says market analyst seem to be ignoring the late crop. "It's been a very short, vulnerable crop. The market has been more concerned about the recession, global demand and Ukraine coming back…

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Cool Weather Welcome for Final Week of July

Published July 31, 2022

It was a cool week for the final week of July. Pioneer Field Agronomist Kristie Sundeen says that’s good for the canola and wheat. Corn growers would prefer warmer weather to keep advancing the crop. "We just started seeing tassels…

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Regional Basis Bids Mostly Unchanged

Published July 28, 2022

Basis bids at the six regional grain elevators followed by the Red River Farm Network for spring wheat, corn and soybeans are mostly unchanged from two weeks ago. Spring wheat basis bids range from 30 to 80 cents under the…

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