Exponential Risk: The Only Two Black Swans That Matter
| | | | USDA's April WASDE Wasn't Extremely Bullish, Why Did Prices Shoot Higher to Close the Week? | | Grain and oilseed prices on the CME made gains Friday, despite USDA releasing what some grain analysts described as a slightly bearish World Agricultural Supply and Estimates (WASDE) report. | | | |
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| | | Exponential Risk: The Only Two Black Swans That Matter In the past two years, we’ve endured a global pandemic, crippling supply chain issues, skyrocketing fertilizer and fuel prices as well as labor shortages — and the hits keep coming. Steve Cubbage says only two black swans really matter, and they both involve war. Read More |
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| | | China Made Its Largest Corn Buy Since May, and It May Be Just the Start China came in with a major buy to start the week. USDA confirmed in its daily export sales report that Beijing purchased 1.084 million tonnes of U.S. corn, which is the biggest purchase since May 2021. Read More |
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| | | Soaring Input Costs Cause Farmer Sentiments to Drop to Lowest Reading Since Corn Was $3 Input prices and growing concerns about how the war in Ukraine could hamper the flow of ag inputs weigh heavy on the minds of farmers. With a reading of 113 in March 2022, the Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer showed a 12-point drop in just one month and the weakest farmer sentiment reading since May 2020. Read More |
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| | | The Brain of Your Farm Operation: The Office If you’ve been thinking about improving your office space, what are you waiting for? This might be your sign. Read More |
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| | This Week on USFR | | Mike Norther with ever.ag, and John Payne, publisher with This Week in Grain, talk markets this weekend on U.S. Farm Report. | | | |
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