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2003 Issues

Iowa Farm Outlook was published bimonthly in 2003.

VolumeDateContents
 1853 January 1, 2003 RECENT GRAIN DEVELOPMENTS
HIGHER HOG PRICES IN 2003
 1854 January 15, 2003 2002 A ROUGH YEAR FOR CATTLE AND HOG PRODUCERS
GRAIN STOCKS AND SUPPLY-DEMAND REPORTS LIMIT UPWARD PRICE POTENTIAL
 1855 February 1, 2003 GRAIN MARKETS CONTINUE TO STRUGGLE WITH SLOW EXPORT DEMAND
JANUARY 1 CATTLE INVENTORY REPORT
 1856 February 15, 2003 FUTURES BASED PRICE FORECAST
USDA SUPPLY-DEMAND REPORT SHOWS SHARP DECLINE NEEDED IN SOYBEAN EXPORTS
 1857 March 1, 2003 GRAIN EXPORTS, WORLD COMPETITION, AND GRAIN BASIS PROSPECTS
WHERE DID ALL THE HOGS COME FROM?
 1858 March 15, 2003 NEW CONTRACT MONTHS ADDED TO CME LIVE CATTLE FUTURES
WORLD SUPPLY-DEMAND ESTIMATES SHOW TIGHTENING U.S. SOYBEAN SUPPLIES, DECLINING U.S. CORN EXPORTS
 1859 April 1, 2003 PLANTING INTENTIONS & GRAIN STOCKS SHOW TIGHTER CORN SUPPLY, WEAKER SOYBEAN PRICE PROSPECTS
CONTINUED BREEDING HERD LIQUIDATION
 1860 April 15, 2003 A TALE OF TWO MARKETS
SOYBEAN FUTURES REACH NEW LIFE OF CONTACT HIGHS
 1861 May 1, 2003 OLD-CROP SOYBEAN FUTURES REACH NEW LIFE-OF-CONTRACT HIGH
PRICE INSURANCE FOR CATTLE PRODUCERS
 1862 May 15, 2003 PROFITABLE HOG SALES
USDA'S FIRST CROP PROJECTIONS FOR 2003-04: WORLD GRAIN SUPPLIES TO TIGHTEN FURTHER
 1863 June 1, 2003 BSE IN CANADA
CROP PROGRESS, GRAIN PRICES, AND MARKETING CONSIDERATIONS
 1864 June 15, 2003 WORLD GRAIN SUPPLY TIGHTNESS PROJECTED TO CONTINUE
CANADIAN BSE INVESTIGATION AND IMPACT
 1865 July 1, 2003 JUNE 2003 QUARTERLY HOGS AND PIGS REPORT
JUNE 30 STOCKS HINT THAT LAST YEAR'S SOYBEAN CROP WAS UNDER-ESTIMATED
 1866 July 15, 2003 COMBINED WORLD WHEAT & FEED GRAIN CARRYOVER STOCKS INCREASE 195 MILLION BUSHELS FROM LAST MONTH
LIVESTOCK MARKET UPDATE
 1867 August 1, 2003 ECONOMISTS CONSENSUS FORECAST
CORN OUTLOOK 2003-04 ‌
 1868 August 15, 2003 USDA SHOWS TIGHTENING WORLD CARRYOVER STOCKS
MID-YEAR CATTLE SITUATION AND OUTLOOK
 1869 September 1, 2003 OPTIMISM IN THE CATTLE MARKETS
STRESSED CROPS TIGHTEN SUPPLY-DEMAND PROSPECTS
 1870 September 15, 2003 SEPTEMBER CROP FORECAST: LESS DAMAGE TO CORN CROP AND MORE TO SOYBEANS THAN ANTICIPATED
RISK MANAGEMENT AT RECORD PRICES
 1871 October 1, 2003 HOG LIQUIDATION SLOWED
SOYBEAN MARKET CONTINUES UPWARD WHILE CORN DRIFTS LOWER
 1872 October 15, 2003 U.S. CROP REPORT SHOWS MORE CORN, DRAMATICALLY TIGHTER U.S. SOYBEAN SUPPLIES
EXCITING TIMES IN CATTLE MARKET
 1873 November 1, 2003 MARKETING CORN THROUGH CATTLE STILL WORKS
GRAIN MARKETS SENSITIVE TO CHINA, BRAZIL LOGISTICS, U.S. YIELDS
 1874 November 15, 2003 USDA REPORTS: LARGER U.S. CORN CROP BUT TIGHTER WORLD SUPPLIES
CATTLE AND HOG MARKET UPDATE
 1875 December 1, 2003 LIVESTOCK FEEDING OPPORTUNITIES
GRAIN MARKETS FOCUS ON CHINA, SOUTH AMERICA, EXPORT SALES
 1876 December 15, 2003 WORLD REPORT SHOWS SLIGHT FURTHER TIGHTENING OF FEED GRAIN STOCKS
UPDATED LEAN HOG SEASONAL BASIS TABLES