Will farmer selling dry up next week, or will the funds take their foot off the accelerator? “If the funds are still adding to their short position this could get really ugly,” Grisafi says. The stock market and S&P 500 are making new highs, while the corn market is making new three-year lows, which is not a good sign, he adds.
Some fields have a spot that consistently does not produce, but don't ignore those acres. If 156 acres average 200 bu. per acre, but 4 acres average 20 bu., the yield on the 160-acre field drops to 195.5 bu. per acre.
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