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December 15, 2007 pdf
Livestock: Record Pork Exports in October | Beef Export Picture | Looking Ahead
Grain: Dr. Robert Wisner Retires from Iowa State University | USDA Revises Price Projections Upward
December 3, 2007 pdf
Grain: Has the Ethanol Boom Ended? | Has the Expansion Stopped? | Ethanol & the Global Impact | Impacts on Local Prices and the Basis in Iowa | Changing Price Surface | Conclusions | Wisner Retiring from ISU Extension Grain Marketing
Livestock: Meat Exports and Livestock Imports | Live hog and cattle imports
November
16, 2007 pdf
Livestock: Hog Prices Respond to Additional
Supplies | Hog Slaughter Volumes
Grain: Key Market Drivers for Winter
&Spring Grain Prices | November Crop
Estimates | Market
Indicators for Corn
November
2,
2007 pdf
Livestock: Cattle Finishing and Hog
Production Profitability Outlook
Grain: N/A for this edition
October 17, 2007 pdf
Livestock: Domestic and Foreign Demand | Domestic Demand Outlook | Foreign Demand for US Beef Continues to Grow
Grain: October Crop and Supply-Demand Reports Show Lower Than Expected Corn Yield, Reduced Domestic Use and Reduced Soybean Harvested Acreage | Supply-Demand and Price Projections | Ethanol Prices and Gross Margins | Marketing Considerations
October 1, 2007 pdf
Livestock: September Hog and Pig Report: Expansion Continues | Supply Side Factors | Demand Side Factors | Production and Price Forecast
Grain: September USDA Grain Stocks Report Shows Reduced Corn Feed Usage | Declining Ethanol Prices Also a Caution | Export Sales | Weak U.S. Dollar
September 17, 2007 pdf
Grain:
Crop Forecasts
Show
Adequate Corn, Tighter Soybean Supplies than Previously Indicated |
Livestock: Fall Feeder Cattle Marketing Season
September 1 , 2007 pdf
Livestock: Pork Packer Capacity | Expected Packer Capacity | Expected Hog Supplies | Other Risk Factors | Summary
Grain (Updated): Grain
Markets Await September 12 USDA Forecasts, Wheat and Soybean Market
Strength:
Implications for 2008 Acreage, Risk Sources for Corn | Record
Wheat Price
Premium to Corn: Implications | Wheat Prices, Global Wheat Feeding, and
New-Crop Corn Exports | South American Competition | Weather and
August 15 , 2007 pdf
Livestock: Composite Production and Price Forecast
orn, Soybean Supplies Adequate for 2007-08, but Struggle for 2008 Acreage Will Support Prices | The Corn Forecasts | Soybean Production Prospects | Pressure on Marketing Facilities | 2008 and 2009 Competition for Cropland | The Longer-Term Picture | Major Uncertainties | Iowa Regional Crop Forecasts
August 2 , 2007 pdf
Livestock: July Cattle Report: Beef Cattle Numbers Down | What Has Happened to the "Ten Year" Cattle Cycle? | Range Condition Update
Dairy: June Milk Rises Only 1.2% | Dairy Product Demand | Analysis
Grain: August Crop Report: One of Several Keys to Grain Price Prospects | Corn Export Update | Soybean Export Update | Wheat Feeding | Soybean Crop Forecast | New-Crop Corn and Soybean Export Sales
July16, 2007 pdf
Livestock: Regional Corn Basis in an Ethanol World | Which Corn Price? | Distillers Grain and Solubles Prices
Grain: Weather Forecasts
Trigger Large
Grain Price Volatility |
July 02, 2007 pdf
Livestock: June Hog and Pig Report Summary: Expansion Continues | Production and Market Outlook | Revisions to Estimated Returns Series | Industry Structure Study Released
Grain: (updated 7/3, 10:40 AM) Corn Price Outlook Lowered by More Acreage, Bean Supply Tightened | Planted Acreages | Market Implications | Quarterly Grain Stocks and Domestic Feed Use | Impact on Soybean Market
June 18, 2007 pdf
Grain: Grain Markets, Yield Potential, and Weather Concerns | Influences on Corn Yields | USDA Crop Rating Guidelines | Historical Yield Trends | Key Market Indicators to Watch
Livestock: Feeder Cattle Price Outlook
June 1 , 2007 pdf
Livestock: Cattle Market Situation and Outlook | Seasonal Price Patterns
Grain: Crop Progress Report Eases Corn, Soybean Crop Concerns | Factors Contributing to Late-May Price Strength | Corn Exports: Is Rationing Occurring? | June 29 USDA Reports will be Key Market Indicators | Soybean Export Update
May 15 , 2007 pdf
Livestock:
Grain: Corn Prices Supported Some by Higher 2007-08 USDA Ethanol and Lower Carryover Stocks than Expected by the Grain Trade | Major States Corn Percent Planted 2004-2007 | USDA's First 2007-08 Supply-Demand Projections: Tighter Corn Supplies than the Grain Trade Anticipated
May 1 , 2007 pdf
Livestock: Slaughter Cattle Over a Buck: Past and Present | Monthly Beef Exports, 2003 and 2006 | Cattle Price vs. Beef Production | Boxed Beef Choice-Select Price Spread
Grain: Corn and Soybean Prices Take Direction from Weather, Planting Progress | Acreage and Yield Impacts | Planting Progress vs. Other Years | Acreage Shifts? | Corn Percent Planted
Dairy: March
Milk Rises only
1.1 % | Dairy Product Demand |
April 16 , 2007 pdf
Livestock: Beef
Industry
Tour to
Grain: Key Factors in the 2007-08 Grain Price Outlook | Will All Intended Corn Acreage be Planted? | Cautions for Corn Prices | USDA Adjustments in April 10 Supply-Demand Projections | South American Crop Estimates Raised
April 1 , 2007 pdf
Livestock: March 2007 USDA Hog and Pig Report | Demand and Competition Factors
Grain: Reactions to the March Planting Intentions Report | Balance Sheet Projections | Historical Accuracy of Planting Intentions | Planting Progress Recent Years | Argentine-Uruguary Update
March 15 , 2007 pdf
Livestock: USDA Releases Livestock and Meat Marketing Study |
Grain: USDA Supply-Demand Updates Neutral to Slightly Negative for Corn | South American Crop Projections Increase | Soybean Crushings | Acreage Prospects for 2007 and Corn Feed Demand | Where Could Additional Corn Acres Come From?
March 1 , 2007 pdf
Livestock: Livestock Cost of Production Impact From Higher Grain Prices | Results
Grain: Grain Markets React to Uneasiness in Financial Markets and USDA Outlook Forum | News from USDA's Annual Outlook Forum | Signs of Some Feed Demand Rationing Ahead | Corn Export Sales Slowdown | What's Ahead for Prices?
February 15 , 2007 pdf
Livestock: New Assumptions in the Estimated Returns Series | Assumptions
Grain: World
Crop Outlook
Update & USDA 10-Year Projections | Larger
Southern
Hemisphere Corn Crops Expected | Needed Slowdown in
February 2 , 2007 pdf
Grain: Grain Update: Markets Respond to Crude Oil Price, Corn Acreage Needs | Corn Exports | Soybean Exports | President Bush's Speech and Energy Policy | Ethanol from Cellulose | Ethanol Price Trends | Corn Acreage Needed for 2007
Dairy: Dairy Herd & Milk Production Grow | Dairy Product Demand | Analysis
Livestock: January Cattle Report: Slight Decline in Beef Cow Numbers
January 17, 2007 pdf
Grain: USDA Reports Show Tighter Corn Supplies, Ample Soybean Carryover | Market Buying More Corn Acres | Corn Balance Sheet | Declining Crude Oil Prices a Caution | Soybeans
January 1, 2007 pdf
Grain: 2007-Crop
Corn
Futures Move Above Late November High |
Current vs. Summer-Delivery Prices
| Indicators to Watch |
Planned and Existing
Livestock: Pork Supplies Expand into 2007 | Supply Factors | Demand Factors | Production and Price Forecast
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