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SnapDragon: Eat your core out, Honeycrisp
Crunch Time’s aggressive media campaign is giving it a big boost in a crowded apple market.With a host of great eating apples already on store shelves, Crunch Time Apple Growers is aggressively taking...
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Hog prices lower today than in 1990
Hog Outlook: Lower feed costs and increased productivity keep hog producers in business. By Chris HurtTrue or false: Prices for live hogs are lower today than they were in 1990. That’s true!Hog prices...
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What's the future of the TPP?
Many of the remaining 11 members of the TPP gather at Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation meeting.by Josh Wingrove and Maiko Takahashi The push to salvage a Pacific-rim trade pact will come to a head...
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Trump's in China, expect announcement of business deals
The U.S. Soybean Export Council reached a soybean purchase agreement with a Chinese industry association.by Bloomberg NewsThe White House expects to announce upwards of $250 billion in business deals...
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Bridging the marketing gap for local meat
Meat Suite leads buyers online to quality local meat from 223 farms in 22 New York counties.Remember the 1989 movie “Field of Dreams” and the famous quote: “If you build it, they will come”? Well, the...
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Canadian exports of lentils, dried peas drop
Lentil exports off 71%, dried pea exports drop 39%.by Jen Skerritt The little lentil and the humble pea -- staples for vegetarians all over the world -- are having a big impact on the declining...
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Exports key to higher milk prices in 2018
2017 prices will finish at least $1.65 above 2016’s average price.USDA’s milk production report shows October production increased to 1.4% higher than a year ago; September production was 1% higher...
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Margins look good for pork producers in 2018
Hog Outlook: Several factors point to favorable margins in the upcoming year. By Chris HurtAt the start of a new year, prospects look promising for another year of favorable margins for pork producers....
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Should you hold onto your corn and wheat?
Market spreads going into 2018 suggest basis gains to be made from on-farm storage.A large carryover and another huge crop have created an attractive carry in futures markets, particularly for wheat,...
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Boom time for apple cider growers!
Move over craft beers; hard ciders are coming on fast as value-added competition.Back in granddad’s day, apple growers just pressed and fermented juice from off-grade apples into small batches of plain...
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What to do with your old-crop bushels
That’s an easy answer for livestock producers, but cash grainers can strategize at 5 upcoming meetings hosted by Penn State Extension.Got your 2018 grain marketing plan all figures out? If there’s room...
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Soy standards for loads to China tightened
USDA reports that officials will impose stricter quality standards on exports; this could curb some shipmentsBy Bloomberg NewsU.S. officials will impose stricter quality controls on exports of soybeans...
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FBN services help farmers access new markets
Services include FOB basis offer, Total Package production contracts, and contracts for high-oleic soybeans through Calyxt.There are some things you can control on your balance sheet, and some things...
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2018 milk price expected to average $1 less than 2017
Dairy Outlook: The 2017 Class III price finished $1.33 higher than 2016.USDA estimates November milk production at 1% higher than the previous year. If December has a similar increase, the year will...
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Sometimes it’s OK to not be No. 1
Hog Outlook: Pork is doing well as the No. 3 most-consumed meat in the U.S. By Chris HurtFans of winning sports teams often chant, “We’re No. 1! We’re No. 1! We’re No. 1!” It’s not often you hear chant...
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Be ready to sell on seasonal rallies
You can expect crop marketing challenges to persist, with huge supplies of corn and soybeans in storage.By Steve JohnsonThe latest USDA estimates show U.S. corn stocks forecast for the end of the...
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USDA cuts milk production forecast, price outlook
Dairy Outlook: Economist Bob Cropp thinks milk prices the second half of 2018 could be stronger than expected.In its monthly supply-demand estimates, the USDA reduced its 2018 milk production estimate...
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More pigs per litter makes each litter more valuable
Hog Outlook: Efficiency in pigs weaned per litter has risen dramatically since 1980. By Chris HurtIt has been a long time now, but back when I was a full-time hog farmer in the late 1970s, I averaged...
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Don’t count on La Niña to rally corn
Corn Illustrated: A strong rally in the corn market might take a “black swan” event. The good news is Rich Morrison believes there may be opportunities to sell corn at reasonable levels this year. “I’m...
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Milk prices headed back up
Dairy Outlook: Economist Bob Cropp says the Class III price hit bottom in February and will rise in March.Weaker dairy product prices have pushed milk prices lower. The Class III price peaked in...
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