Iowa Farm Outlook Newsletters from 1998

December 31, 1998 pdf

Livestock:  HOG LIQUIDATION BEGINNING | Other Factors | Iowa Inventories | Management Implications |  ProAg on ICN | The Year Ahead: Management Information for Pork Producers

Grains: (will return in the next issue)

December 16, 1998 pdf

Livestock: HOG PRICE DECLINE CONTINUES |  Recovery | Sow Slaughter |

Grains: UPSIDE POTENTIAL FOR WINTER & SPRING CORN AND SOYBEAN PRICES?  | Argentine Corn Exports | South American Soybean Production |

December 2, 1998 - Contact the office for a copy

Livestock: LOW HOG PRICES CONTINUE | Dance with the One Who Brought You | New Price Report | FREE ICN Program for Pork Producers

Grains: SOUTH AMERICAN WEATHER BEGINS TO AFFECT SOYBEAN PRICES |  Corn Export Prospects | Palm Oil Update | Wheat Concerns may Affect Corn, Soybeans | Season to Date Exports and Outstanding Sales |

November 18, 1998 - Contact the office for a copy

Livestock: LIVESTOCK MARKETING UPDATE |  Hogs | Cattle

Grains: FACTORS IMPACTING THE GRAIN MARKETS | Soybean Prices | Russian Aid Package and Spring Prices | Balance Sheets | Export Sales/Shipments |

Farm Management in Volatile Times

Success Strategies for Your Farm Business

Land Value Survey Results to be Announced Dec. 15

November 3, 1998 pdf

Livestock: PROFIT OPPORTUNITIES IN HOGS | Early 1999 Outlook | Profit Opportunities in finishing Feeder Pigs

Grains: GRAIN MARKETS AWAIT RUSSIAN AID DETAILS, CROP REPORT |  Exchange Rate Developments | Storage Not as Tight as Expected | Follow Marketing Loans, LDPs Closely | Export Sales | Indicators to Watch

Alan Vontalge joins staff | ProAg on ICN Continues

October 20, 1998 pdf

Livestock: OCTOBER CATTLE ON FEED SUMMARY | 1998 Calf Marketing Decisions | ProAg Meetings Continue Throughout Iowa

Grains: U.S., WORLD CROP ESTIMATES TIGHTEN SOYBEAN SUPPLY-DEMAND  |S. A. Crop Estimate Up for 1998, Down for 1999 | Soybean Indicators to Watch | Corn Estimates | Farm Assistance Pending

October 5, 1998 pdf

Livestock: SEPTEMBER HOGS AND PIGS SUMMARY|  Near Term Trouble | Other Factors | Price Forecast | Strategies

Grains:GRAIN PRICES FIND SUPPORT WITH SLIGHTLY IMPROVED EXPORTS, LIMITED FARMER MARKETINGS |Export Sales Lag Year Ago | Balance Sheets | What's Ahead?

September 16, 1998 - Contact the office for a copy

Livestock: WIDE FARM-TO-RETAILE MARGINS SUPPRESS HOG PRICES | What is the farm-to-retail margin and where is it going?  | 

Grains:GRAIN MARKETS: CROP FORECASTS, INTERNATIONAL CONCERNS, AND ANTICIPATED STORAGE PROBLEMS |Storage Space Situation | World Crops | Export Sales Update

September 3, 1998 pdf

Livestock: LIVESTOCK FEED OPPORTUNITIES | Swine Herd Liquidation? | Feeder Cattle and Pig Budget Worksheet

Grains: ASIAN CRISIS, SLIGHTLY IMPROVED CROP PROSPECTS PRESSURE GRAIN MARKETS |Further Price Weakness Possible | China A Potential Swing Factor | Asian Economy | Soybeans | Storage Return Prospects

August 17, 1998 pdf

Livestock: LAWRENCE TO HEAD IOWA BEEF CENTER | OTHER THOUGHTS ON THE OUTLOOK | ProAg on ICN

Grains:LARGER-THEN-EXPECTED AUGUST CROP FORECASTS AND WEAK DEMAND PUSH PRICES UNDER LOAN |Loan Deficiency Payments to Become Important | Crop Estimates | Seasonal Price Prospects | Indicators to Watch | Foreign Crops
 

August 4, 1998 pdf

Livestock: CONTINUED LIVESTOCK LOSSES | Cattle Inventory | Meat Exports Higher | Pork Processing Capacity

Grains: GRAIN MARKETS AND WORLD COMPETITION |U.S. Crop Conditions | Soybeans

July 15, 1998 pdf

Livestock: KOREAN PORK INDUSTRY (Special Report)

Grains:SLOW NEW-CROP EXPORT SALES OUTWEIGH WEATHER CONCERNS |Crop Conditions | Export Shipments, Sales | World Crop Conditions | Potential Government Actions | Asian Developments

July 1, 1998 - Contact the office for a copy

Livestock: HOG EXPANSION CONTINUES|  Report Summary | Production Forecast | Price Forecast | When Will Liquidation Begin?

Grains: GRAIN PRICES TO TAKE DIRECTION FROM STOCKS, ACREAGE REPORTS AND WEATHER |Foreign Weather | Feed Demand Prospects | Planted Acreage Up from 1997 | Cautions on Weather Impact

June 15, 1998 - Contact the office for a copy

Livestock: FALL CALF MARKETING ALTERNATIVES|Choice Select Spread

Grains: FACTORS BEHIND THE WEAK GRAIN MARKET |World Crop Conditions | Asian Economy Problems Continue | Global Agricultural Weather | U.S. Corn and Soybean Crop Conditions | USDA World Crop Estimates & Supply-Demand Projections

June 1, 1998 - Contact the office for a copy

Livestock: PORK MARGINS REMAIN WIDE| Figure 1. Share of Retail Pork Dollar by Sector | Figure 2. Live Hog and Retail Pork Price | Table 1. First Quarter Pork Trade 1997 & 1998

Grains: GOOD CROP GROWTH & SLUGGISH EXPORT DEMAND DEPRESS PRICES | Repeat of 1994 Corn Yields? |Long-term Yield Patterns | International Developments | El Nino & Weather Update

May 18, 1998 - Contact the office for a copy

Livestock: MAY CATTLE ON FEED SUMMARY | Table 1. | Figure 1. Net Placements | Figure 2. Average Cattle Slaughter Weights

Grains: USDA PROJECTIONS: CAUTION SIGN FOR CORN AND BEAN PRICES | Storage Space Shortages |China's Crop Prospects | Other Foreign Crops | Short-term Influences | Other Developments | Planting Progress
 

May 1, 1998 - Contact the office for a copy

Livestock: SEASONAL PRICE CHANGES | Table 1. Two Week Change in Hog Prices | Table 2. Two Week Change in Fed Cattle Prices

Grains: GRAIN PRICES REFLECT SLIGHT PLANTING DELAYS, MORE CHINESE CORN EXPORTS, AND RISING SOY OIL STOCKS | Recent Price Action |Planting Progress | Yield Influences | Soy Oil Developments

April 20, 1998 - Contact the office for a copy

Livestock: FEWER CATTLE ON FEED | Marketing and Weights | Price Forecast | Longer Term

Grains: KEY GRAIN MARKET INDICATORS: South America, U.S. Fieldwork, Indonesian Palm Oil, and Commodity Funds |  Chinese Situation | U.S. Balance Sheets

April 1, 1998 - Contact the office for a copy

Livestock: GROWTH OF HOG INVENTORY SLOWS | Current Situation | Demand Factors | Price Forecast |

Grains: INCREASES IN CORN, SOYBEAN ACREAGE LES THAN EXPECTED | Corn Feeding Trends | Record Soybean , Large Corn Acreage Indicated | 

March 16, 1998 - Contact the office for a copy

Grains: GRAIN MARKETS REFLECT NEUTRAL SUPPLY-DEMAND REPORT, INCREASED FOREIGN COMPETITION, POSSIBLE 1998 INCREASES IN PLANTINGS:  Implications of Potentially Larger Corn Plantings | Summary of U.S. and World Estimates | Soybeans | South American Weather Potential | Price Impacts

Livestock: BEEF SUPPLIES WEIGH ON THE MARKET | Pork Supplies Remain Large

March 2, 1998 - Contact the office for a copy

Grains: GRAIN UPDATE: Brazil Harvest Weather, El Nino, China Corn Buying, Indonesia Affect Markets | Chinese Corn Situation Brazilian Harvest Situation | Other Market Indicators to Watch | USDA 1998 Acreage Expectations

Livestock: RECORD U.S. BEEF AND PORK EXPORTS |  Live Cattle and Hog Imports | 1998 Meat Trade Forecast

February 16, 1998 - Contact the office for a copy

Grains: WORLD CROP ESTIMATES SLIGHTLY TEMPER SPRING & SUMMER GRAIN PRICE POTENTIAL | Feed Grain Estimates | China: Expected Exports Up from Earlier Indications | Changes in U.S. Corn Projections | Corn Price Prospects | Soybeans

Livestock: FEEDLOT INVENTORIES REMAIN LARGE | Marketing Through the Backlog | Beef Demand Factors | Price Forecast

February 2, 1998 pdf

Grains: HAS ASIAN DEMAND FOR GRAIN WEAKENED? | South American Update | Indicators to Watch

Livestock: CATTLE HERD LIQUIDATION CONTINUES | Feeder Cattle Supply | Cattle on Feed | Price Forecast | Iowa's Beef Industry

January 16, 1998 pdf

Grains: CORN AND SOYBEAN OUTLOOK FOR 1997-98 | Corn | Price Prospects | Key Corn Indications from the January 13 USDA Reports | Soybeans

Livestock: John Lawrence's Livestock Outlook will resume with the next issue

January 2, 1998 - Contact the office for a copy

Grains: Robert Wisner's Grain Outlook will resume with the next issue.

Livestock: HOG EXPANSION CONTINUES | Report Summary | Price Forecast |State Races and Industry Structure