December 15, 2000(pdf)

Livestock: STRENGTHENING CATTLE MARKET | Cattle on Feed | Forecast

Grains: RECENT GRAIN DEVELOPMENTS | Starlink Alternatives for Foreign Buyers | 2001 Seed Corn Considerations | USDA's Monthly World Agricultural Outlook Report | Soybeans and EU Meat Meal Ban

December 1, 2000(pdf)

Livestock: NEW HOG AND CATTLE REPORTS FROM USDA | Monthly Hog Report | Cattle Report | Mandatory Price Reporting

Grains: GRAIN PRICE INFLUENCES: FRENCH MEAT MEAL BAN & STARLINK | Starlink Developments | Export Sales Update | What to Watch | Processors Caution Farmers on Seed Purchases | International Crop Developments

November 15, 2000(pdf)

Livestock: FEEDLOT DESIGNS – COSTS AND CONSIDERATIONS|

Grains: NOVEMBER CROP REPORT: U.S. CORN DOWN 1.4%, SOYBEANS DOWN 1.6%|  Overview | Watch Wheat Market | Corn Export Markets and Starlink | Balance Sheets | Export Sales 

November 1, 2000(pdf)

Livestock: HOG PRICES SLIP; SLAUGHTER TOPS TWO MILLION HEAD|

Grains: POTENTIAL GRAIN MARKET INFLUENCES THIS WINTER|  Overview | South American Soybeans | Export Sales Update | Starlink and Prices | Export Sales | Other Starlink Developments 

October 16, 2000(pdf)

Livestock: CATTLE FEEDING OPPORTUNITIES | Feeder Cattle Budget Worksheet

Grains: LARGE CROPS, STRENGTHENING CORN DEMAND TO BRING SEASONALY HIGHER PRICES|  Corn Demand Prospects | Soybean Supply-Demand | Marketing Considerations 

October 2, 2000(pdf)

Livestock: SEPTEMBER HOGS AND PIGS REPORT ANALYSIS| Demand | Cold Storage | Slaughter | Slaughter Weights | Trade Data | Production and Price Forecast | Beyond the Horizon | What Can Producers Do?

Grains: GRAIN MARKETS AWAIT UPDATED YIELD FORECASTS|  Weather Developments to Watch | Seasonal Patterns of Iowa Cash Grain Prices | LDP Strategies | Export Sales Update

September 15, 2000(pdf)

Livestock: RECORD MEAT PRODUCTION | Beef | Pork | Poultry

Grains: RECORD CORN AND SOYBEAN CROPS STILLL INDICATED | Supply-Demand Balance | Marketing Considerations

September 1, 2000(pdf)

Livestock:FED CATTLE MARKET | Placements | Marketings | Prices | New Reports

Grains: GRAIN MARKETS REACT TO LATE SUMMER WEATHER | Potential Impacts on U.S. Supply-Demand Balance | International Developments | Change, August to Final USDA Estimates | China Rainfall and Crops

August 15, 2000(pdf)

Livestock:2000 AAEA ANNUAL OUTLOOK SURVEY | Beef | Pork | Milk

Grains: CROP FORECAST: POTENTIAL PRESSURE ON STORAGE SPACE AND PRICE S |  Other Feed Grains |
International Developments | China Weather Details | More Downside Price Risk? | Demand Developments | Balance Sheet and Price Projections | Marketing Considerations | Storage Returns | Pricing Next Year's Crop 

August 1, 2000(pdf)

Livestock:USDA CATTLE INVENTORY REPORTS  | Cattle on Feed | Prices

Grains: EXPORT PROSPECTS IMPROVE,CROP CONDITIONS PRESURE PRICES | Crop Prospects |
China Crop/Weather Developments | Chinese Acreage Trends
 

July 18, 2000(pdf)

Livestock:HOG PRICE RISK MANAGEMENT  | Comparison with Packer Contracts | Summary |

Grains: CROP OUTLOOK BASED ON USDA JUNE 30 ACREAGE AND GRAIN STOCKS REPORTS | Corn | Corn Stocks and Feeding | Cautions on North Dakota Soybean Acreage | International Developments

July 3, 2000(pdf)

Livestock:BREEDING HERD REDUCTION; INCREASED PRODUCTIVITY: Analysis of the June hogs and Pigs Report  | Price Forecasts | Slaughter Weights | Cold Storage | Iowa Numbers

Grains: GRAIN UPDATE | International Update | Crop Conditions | Watch Foreign and U.S. Wheat Crop Conditions | Stocks and Acreage Report 

Special Feature: IS BRAZILIAN SOYBEAN PRODUCTION A THREAT TO U.S. EXPORTS?A special report by Marty McVey, C. Phillip Baumel, and Robert Wisner, following completion of their journey to Brazil in May. (pdf)

June 19, 2000(pdf)

Livestock: FEEDER LOSSES LIKELY | Table 1. Estimated Feeder Cattle Breakeven Purchase Price for a Steer Calf |
Looking Ahead
Grains:  (Robert Wisner's column will resume in the July 3, 2000 edition)
 

June 2, 2000(pdf)

Livestock: GROWTH IN MEAT TRADE | Cattle on Feed Numbers Remain High

Grains:  RAIN IN WESTERN CORN BELT PRESSURES PRICES | Price Risks: Large in Both Directions | Marketing and Feed Purchasing Considerations | International Developments

May 19, 2000(pdf)

Livestock: HOG PRICES CONTINUE TO CLIMB |

Grains:  USDA PROJECTS LARGE CORN AND RECORD SOYBEAN CROPS FOR 2000 | U.S. Crops | Planting Progress | World Crop Estimates |

May 1, 2000(pdf)

Livestock: STRONG BEEF DEMAND NEEDS TO CONTINUE |

Grains:  WEATHER AND OTHER CONCERNS AFFECT GRAIN PRICES | The Dry Area | Crop Progress | Export Developments | February Soybean Crush |

April 15, 2000(pdf)

Livestock: HOG PRICE SEASONALITY AND CATTLE ON FEED REPORT | Heifer Retention |

Grains:  SOUTH AMERICAN SOYBEAN CROP ESTIMATE INCREASED | Soybean Export Performance to Date | Southern Hemisphere Corn | U.S. Corn Export Performance | Corn Feed Use |

April 3, 2000(pdf)

Livestock: MARCH HOGS AND PIGS SUMMARY | Other Factors | Iowa Inventories | Management Implications

Grains:  PLANTING INTENTIONS SHOW MAJOR CAUTION FOR SOYBEAN GROWERS | Prospects for Large Rise in 2001 Carryover Stocks | Will China Absorb Excess U.S. Soybean Production? | Corn Intensions and Prospective Carryover | Weather Developments | Marketing Considerations

March 15, 2000(pdf)

Livestock: SUMMER HOG PRICE FORECAST | Which Way in 2000? | Beyond the Peak | Bottom Line

Grains:  DROUGHT FEARS ENTER THE GRAIN MARKETS | U.S. and World Grain Stocks | Don’t Overlook Downside Risk | Brazil and Argentina | Export Sales | GMO Developments | Exports to Date

March 1, 2000 (pdf)

Livestock: 1999 TRADE DATE | Beef | Pork |

Grains:  GRAIN MARKETS REACT TO U.S. AND SOUTH AMERICAN WEATHER, FARMER SELLING | China Developments | Soybean Acreage Expected to Rise in 2000 | New-crop Pricing Considerations | Historical New-crop Patterns

February 15, 2000 (pdf)

Livestock: DOES THE HOG CYCLE STILL WORK? | Price Signal? | Fig. 1. June Futures per Cycle |  Figure 2. Hog Price Changes

Grains:  SOUTH AMERICAN CROPS STABILIZE, CHINA CORN EXPORTS INCREASED | China Corn Export Projection Raised | U.S. Subsoil Moisture: Potential Market Factor in the Spring | GMO Update | GMO 2000 Conference

February 1, 2000(pdf)

Livestock: CATTLE INVENTORIES DECLINE | Cattle on Feed Numbers Remain High | Heifer Retention |

Grains:  WEATHER MARKET IN CORN AND SOYBEANS | LDP Cautions | Correction | GMO Update

January 15, 2000 pdf

Livestock: LIVESTOCK UPDATE | Cattle Update | Hog Update

Grains:  CORN-SOYBEAN PRICE SENSITIVITY TO WEATHER SLIGHTLY INCREASED WITH NEW USDA CROP ESTIMATES|  Stocks Report & Grain Feeding | Price Implications | LDP Update

January 5, 2000 pdf

Livestock: ANALYSIS OF DECEMBER USDA HOGS AND PIGS REPORT | Price Forecast | Does the Hog Cycle Still Work?? | Cold Storage | Canadian Live Hog Imports | Slaughter Weights | Numbers of Operations

Grains:  GRAIN MARKETS AWAIT USDA REPORTS, SOUTH AMERICAN WEATHER | Export Sales Update | Marketing Alternatives