December 17, 2001 (pdf)

Livestock: LARGER THAN EXPECTED PORK SUPPLIES | Slower Poultry Growth | Challenges for Meat Trade

Grains: FOREIGN FEED GRAIN & SOYBEAN COMPETITION | Cumulative Exports | Overall Corn Supply Still Tightening; Price Prospects Positive | Soybeans and World Competition | Price Impact of South American Soybean Production | January USDA Grain Reports

December 3, 2001 (pdf)

Livestock: LATE SEASON CALF STRATEGIES | Feeder Cattle Budget Worksheet | Hogs

Grains: CHINA AND U.S. GRAIN EXPORTS | A Perspective on Potential Chinese Corn Market Impacts | Challenges in Forecasting Chinese Demand | Influences on Future Grain Sales to China |

November 16, 2001 (pdf)

Livestock: NOVEMBER CATTLE ON FEED REPORT | Futures-based Price Forecast | Hogs

Grains: ESTIMATES STILL SHOW DECLINING CORN, INCREASED SOYBEAN CARROVERS | History Points to Still Higher Corn Yield | Lag in Corn Exports a Concern | Technical Indicators | China and Taiwan Join WTO | Brazil Currency Strengthens | Argentine Rains Delay Corn Planting & Wheat Harvest

November 5, 2001 (pdf)

Livestock: SUPPLIES, WEAK ECONOMY PRESENT PROBLEMS FOR CATTLE MARKETS | Hogs

Grains: LAGGING EXPORTS SLIGHTLY NEGATIVE TO CORN PRICES | Harvest Progress, Soybean Basis, and Prices | Corn Harvesting Progress | Quarterly Planning Prices | Normal Iowa Seasonal Price Patterns for Corn, Soybeans| Prices and Government Payments

October 15, 2001 (pdf)

Livestock: BEEF PRICES SINCE SEPTEMBER 11 |

Grains: LARGER-THAN-EXPECTED CROPS REDUCE PRICE PROSPECTS, TEMPER EXPECTED POST-HARVEST PRICE RECOVERY | Marketing Considerations | U.S. Production Estimates | Yield Changes by States | Crop Estimates | World Feed Grain Crop Up Slightly | South American Soybean Crop

October 1, 2001 (pdf)

Livestock: SEPTEMBER HOGS AND PIGS REPORT | Production | Prices | Monthly Numbers | Strategy

Grains: GRAIN PRICE CHARTS REMAIN NEGATIVE AS HARVESTING BEGINS | September 28 Grain Stocks Report | Supply-demand Projections | Post-harvest Price Prospects and Marketing Alternatives | Frost Impact Minimal | Export Developments | Mad Cow Disease in Japan | Natural Gas Prices and Nitrogen Fertilizer | Brazilian Currency Weakness

September 17, 2001 (pdf)

Livestock: IMPACT OF SEPTEMBER 11 TRAGEDY ON LIVESTOCK PRICES | Short-term Market

Grains: FOLLOWING TERRORIST ATTACK: CROP ESTIMATES, VOLATILE ECONOMY, UNCERTAIN METALS & ENERGY MARKET INFLUENCE GRAIN MARKET PROSPECTS | Accuracy of September Crop Estimates | Supply-Demand Projections | Other Areas of Uncertainty | International Developments

September 4, 2001 (pdf)

Livestock: MANEUVERING MANDATORY PRICE REPORTING | New Reports | Hog Reports | Cattle Reports

Grains: GRAIN PRICES: FOCUS ON CROP SIZE; DEMAND ALSO IMPORTANT | Slow Start to Corn Exports; New Crop Bean Export Sales Strong | Corn Supply-Demand Prospects for the Year Ahead | Results from Yield Forecasting Model | Carryover and Price Implications | Export Demand Prospects | Ethanol Uncertainties

August 15, 2001 (pdf)

Livestock: CONSENSUS FORECAST | Beef Forecast | Pork Forecast

Grains: CROP FORECASTS: BELOW NORMAL YIELDS, TIGHTENING CORN SUPPLIES | Historical Accuracy of August Crop Forecasts | Yields by State | Domestic Demand Prospects | Foreign Developments

August 1, 2001 (pdf)

Livestock: CATTLE INVENTORY CONTINUES DECLINE | Near Term | Longer Term

Grains: GRAIN PRICES FOCUS ON WEATHER, IMPROVING CORN EXPORTS | International Developments Affecting Corn | USDA August 10 Crop Forecast | Recent Chinese Purchases

July16, 2001 (pdf)

Livestock: MIDYEAR UPDATE

Grains: USDA JULY 11 REPORTS, CHINA, WEATHER AND THE GRAIN MARKETS | Supply-Demand Reports | Price Implications | Recent Chinese Purchases

July 2, 2001 (pdf)

Livestock: JUNE HOGS AND PIGS REPORT | Production | Prices | Monthly Numbers | Strategy

Grains: CORN AND SOYBEAN CROP CONDITIONS | Highlights & Implications of June 29 USDA Reports | Crop Conditions and Comparisons with Last Year | Chinese Weather | Positive Soybean Demand Developments | Planted Acreage & Stocks Reports

June 15, 2001 (pdf)

Livestock: LIVESTOCK INDUSTRY NEWS | New CME Contract | Pork Plant Closing | Short Term Outlook

Grains: USDA WORLD CROP ESTIMATES SHOW UNCERTAIN CHINA OUTLOOK | Foreign Crop
Estimates | Accuracy of USDA Early Price Forecasts

June 1, 2001 (pdf)

Livestock: BOXED BEEF PRICE REPORTING ERROR | What’s Next??? | Mandatory Price Reporting

Grains: WILL U.S. CORN PLANTINGS BE ONE MILLION ACRES BELOW INTENTIONS? | Corn Planting Progress, May 27 | Soil Moisture Improves Across the Corn Belt | Soybean Planting Update | Export Inspections | Perspective on U.S. & South American Production

May 15, 2001 (pdf)

Livestock: SUPPLIES GIVETH; SUPPLIES TAKETH AWAY | Hog Outlook | Mandatory Price Reporting

Grains: LATE PLANTINGS IN UPPER MIDWEST; REVISIONS OF CHINA GRAIN STOCKS | South American Soybean Crop | Crop Conditions Update | Dryness in Eastern Corn Belt | Balance Sheets and Exports | Planting Progress by States

May 1, 2001 (pdf)

Livestock: FMD UPDATE AND IMPLICATIONS | What if FMD Hits the U.S. ?

Grains: SUBSTANTIAL RISK FOR SUMMER, EARLY FALL CASH CORN & BEAN PRICES | Planting Progress | Wheat Crop Conditions | International Conditions | Corn Exports Still Major Concern

April 16, 2001 (pdf)

Livestock: CATTLE MARKET UPDATE | By-products Support Higher Cattle Prices

Grains: DELAYED PLANTINGS: A THREAT TO 2001 CORN YIELDS? | Yields in Late Planting Years | International Developments | Balance Sheets | Long-run Developments

April 2, 2001 (pdf)

Livestock: MARCH HOGS AND PIGS REPORT | Production | Prices | Monthly Numbers | Strategy |

Grains: PLANTING INTENTIONS REPORT REMOVES SOME ACREAGE UNCERTAINTY | Supply-Demand Prospects | Soybean Track Record vs. Planting Intentions | Corn Track Record vs. Planting Intentions | Other Crops | Biotech Intentions | Future Chinese Imports and Exports | Other Developments Affecting next Year’s Corn Exports

March 15, 2001 (pdf)

Livestock: CATTLE PRICE FORECAST ERRORS IN THE 1990S: FUTURES AND SEASONAL INDEX | Forecasting price | Managing Risk

Grains:  U.S. CORN AND SOYBEAN PRICES: WHAT’S AHEAD FOR THE REST OF THE YEAR? | Potential changes in Corn & Soybean Plantings

March 1, 2001 (pdf)

Livestock: FOOT AND MOUTH, AND BSE | Risk Management Considerations | Public Meeting-Proposed Feedlot Regulations presented by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Grains: PRE-HARVEST PRICING CONSIDERATIONS FOR CORN AND SOYBEANS | South American Soybean Update | European Union Update | Historical Changes in December Corn, November Soybean Futures | Starlink Update

February 15, 2001 (pdf)

Livestock: UPDATED HOG PRODUCTION ESTIMATED RETURNS | Feeder Pig Production Estimated Returns (graph) | Feeder Pig Finishing Estimated Returns (graph) | Farrow to Finish Estimated Returns (graph)

Grains: USDA REFLECTS WEAKER CORN EXPORT PROSPECTS | South American Soybeans | Southern Hemisphere Feed Grains | Corn Export Sales by Destination | Supply-Demand Projections

February 1, 2001 (pdf)

Livestock: CATTLE INVENTORY CONTINUES TO DECLINE | Cattle on Feed | Iowa Inventory | Industry Structure

Grains: THREE-DOLLAR CORN AND THREE-DOLLAR SOYBEANS? | What would be needed to make this happen? | Balance Sheets | Nitrogen and natural gas market developments

January 15, 2001 (pdf)

Livestock: HOG PRICE FORECAST ERRORS IN THE 1990S: UNIVERSITY, FUTURES, AND SEASONAL INDEX |

Grains: REDUCED CROP ESTIMATES OFFSET BY REDUCED DEMAND | 2001 Projections | World Crop Estimates | What to Watch

January 2, 2001 (pdf)

Livestock: DECEMBER HOGS AND PIGS REPORT ANALYSIS | Supply and Price Forecast | Slaughter Weights | Cold Storage | Slaughter | Additional Information | Industry Structure

Grains: GRAIN PRICES TO REFLECT STARLINK, SOUTH AMERICAN WEATHER, AND FARMER MARKETING PATTERNS| Seasonality and Cash Grain Marketing Decisions | Implications for Marketing | South American Crops