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Cool temperatures and rain slowed field work last week, according to the latest crop condition update from the Nebraska field office of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. Irrigation was in the final stages. Corn silage harvest began in southern counties, and rain delayed hay harvest. It then went on to talk about the different percentages of good crop and bad crop.
2014 Corn Harvest Marketing Decisions Selling off the combine is advisable if cash flow is required, storage is unavailable, returns to storage from storing priced corn for future delivery are negative and the outlook on future price expectations is not good. Increased corn supply from US growers places downward pressure on corn prices. Prices are going up and people are running out of things. Farmers are having to make tough decisions.
Cool temperatures and rain slowed field work last week, according to the latest crop condition update from the Nebraska field office of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. Irrigation was in the final stages. Corn silage harvest began in southern counties, and rain delayed hay harvest. It then went on to talk about the different percentages of good crop and bad crop.
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ReplyDeleteSelling off the combine is advisable if cash flow is required, storage is unavailable, returns to storage from storing priced corn for future delivery are negative and the outlook on future price expectations is not good. Increased corn supply from US growers places downward pressure on corn prices. Prices are going up and people are running out of things. Farmers are having to make tough decisions.