December 15, 1997 pdf
Grains: USDA SUPPLY-DEMAND REPORT: CORN EXPORT PROJECTION LOWERED; SOYBEANS UNCHANGED | Overview | Supply-Demand Reports | Asian Economic Developments | World Grain Supply-Demand | Soybeans | Soybean Exports | Managing Risks and Profits
Livestock: CATTLE SLAUGHTER SLOWS DOWN | Cattle Forecast | Pork Demand Weak |
December 1, 1997 pdf
Grains: CHINA VULNERABLE TO ASIAN FINANCIAL CRISIS? | Russia's Financial Needs
Livestock: CANADIAN PORK MARKET DEVELOPMENTS |
Recent Canadian Strike
| Canada as Export Competition | Iowa's Pork Industry - Dollars
and Scents
November 17, 1997 pdf
Grains: CHINA CORN EXPORT PROJECTION RAISED | Corn Export Sales Lag | A Two-year Supply-Demand Picture | November Crop Estimates | Price Direction
Livestock: NOVEMBER CATTLE ON FEED SUMMARY | Weather Impact | Placements and Marketings | Seasonal Low Hog Prices | Pork Trade
November 3, 1997 pdf
Grains: GRAIN MARKETS AND THE ASIAN STOCK MARKET-CURRENCY SITUATION | Export Sales Update | Snow May Boost Harvest Losses | South American Update
Livestock: WEAKER CATTLE PRICES AHEAD | Futures Price Trends
October 15, 1997 pdf
Grains: WORLD CORN, SOYBEAN SUPPLIES TIGHTEN | Cautions in Corn Prices
Livestock: FED CATTLE PRICES FORECAST TO WEAKEN | Growing Beef Supplies | Heavier Slaughter Weights | Weaker Demand
October 1, 1997 pdf
Grains: GRAIN MARKETS REFLECT HARVESTING, STOCKS, HOGS & PIGS REPORTS | September 30 Stocks Report | Late Fall and Winter Soybean Demand Factors | Alternative Ways of Owning Beyond Harvest
Livestock: HOG EXPANSION GAINS SPEED | Larger Inventories | Production and Price Forecast | Profit Outlook
September 16, 1997 pdf
Grains: CORN CROP ESTIMATE STEADY, SOYBEAN PRODUCTION UP SLIGHTLY | World Grain Stocks/Use Ratios vs. 1996-97 | China: Major Uncertainty in Corn Markets | Other U.S. Feed Grain Production Down From 1996
Livestock: FEEDER CATTLE PRICE OUTLOOK | Smaller Supplies | Larger Demand
1997 Pro-Ag Meetings Schedule
September 2, 1997 pdf
Grains: WORLD FEED GRAIN SUPPLIES TIGHTEN, OILSEED SUPPLIES INCREASE | World Oilseeds | China's Corn Import Needs Are Uncertain, But Big Factor in Corn Outlook | Soybeans
Livestock: SEASONALLY LOWER HOG PRICES | Reasons for Optimism
August 18, 1997 - Contact the office for a copy
Grains: CROP ESTIMATES SHOW TIGHT WORLD FEED GRAIN SUPPLY, LARGE SOYBEAN CROP | South American Developments | Corn Supply-Demand Balance | Soybean Supply-Demand Prospects | Indicators to Watch
Livestock: AUGUST FEEDLOT NUMBERS BEARISH | Price Forecast | Covering Feed Needs
August 08, 1997 - Contact the office for a copy
Grains: AUGUST FORECAST, GLOBAL WEATHER ARE KEYS TO GRAIN PRICES | Crop Prospects Decline | International Developments | Crop Condition Reports | Old-Crop Exports May Not Reach USDA Projections | World Developments in 1996-97
Livestock: (No report)
July 21, 1997 - Contact the office for a copy
Grains: GRAIN PRICES REFLECT WEATHER CONCERNS | USDA Supply-Demand Projections | International Indicators to Watch
Livestock: MID-YEAR CATTLE MARKET UPDATE
July 02, 1997 - Contact the office for a copy
Grains: MORE SOYBEANS, LESS CORN PLANTED THAN EXPECTED
| Where Soybean Acreage Increased | Crop Conditions Improve
Livestock: BULLISH HOGS AND PIGS REPORT | Production and Price Forecast | Profit Forecast | Market Strategies
June 16, 1997 - Contact the office for a copy
Grains: GRAIN PRICES RESPOND TO IMPROVING CROP PROSPECTS, COMPETITION | Soybeans | Soybean Imports and Crushings | Corn Crop Condition Update
Livestock: PROFITABLE RETURNS TO LIVESTOCK PRODUCERS | Cattle Feeding Returns | Hog Production Returns | Summer Forecast
June 02, 1997 - Contact the office for a copy
Futures: CORN YIELD FUTURES AND OPTIONS | Corn Yield Futures Contracts | Example of Hedging with Standard and Corn Yield Futures Contracts: | Options On Corn Yield Futures Contracts | Example of Hedging with a Combination of Standard and Yield Put Options:
Livestock: FED CATTLE PRICE DECLINES
May 19, 1997 - Contact the office for a copy
Grains: GRAIN MARKETS REACT TO RAPID PLANTINGS, USDA CROP PROJECTIONS | Oilseed Crops: South American Reduced; Chinese Up | Balance Sheet Revisions | Projected 1997 Crops Up | New-crop Marketing Considerations
Livestock: HOG AND CATTLE PRICE UPDATE | Hog Price Outlook | Cattle Price Outlook
May 01, 1997 - Contact the office for a copy
Grains: SOYBEAN USE RATE STILL EXCEEDS AVAILABLE SUPPLY; GOOD PLANTING PROGRESS TEMPERS CORN PRICES | Soybeans: Needed Crush and Export Rates | Corn Exports | Corn Planting Progress | Recent Prices
Livestock: HOG HEDGING OPPORTUNITIES
April 17, 1997 - Contact the office for a copy
Grains: GRAIN UPDATE: Soybean Carryover at 2.7 Week Supply; Freeze damage to Wheat; China Corn Exports Increased | Revised Soybean Balance Sheet | New-Crop Soybeans | Corn Supply-Demand | International Developments
Livestock: Seasonal Tendencies | Demand | Supply
April 01, 1997 - Contact the office for a copy
Grains: GRAIN STOCKS POSITIVE, PLANTING INTENTIONS NEGATIVE TO CORN AND SOYBEAN PRICES | Price Implications | Grain Stocks and Corn Feeding | Highest Potential Soybean Acreage Since 1980 | Potential Production vs. Next Year's Use
Livestock: PORK: SLOWLY GROWING SUPPLY AND NEW DEMAND | Hogs & Pigs Summary | Export Windfall
March 17, 1997 - Contact the office for a copy
Grains: CRUSH AND EXPORTS INCREASE SOYBEAN PRICES | U.S. to Import Brazilian Soybeans? | Updated South American Crop Estimates | World Feed Grain Crop Estimates | Soybean Prices Pull Corn Up | Upcoming USDA Reports
Livestock: SLOW PRODUCT MOVEMENT HAMPERS PRICES | Cattle on Feed | Upcoming Hogs and Pigs | Production and Price Forecast | Iowa Numbers
March 03, 1997 - Contact the office for a copy
Grains: Winter Price Rally Generates Storage Profits | Soybean Market Waits for S. American Supplies | Corn Price Increase Surprises Many
Livestock: IOWA HOG INVENTORIES LOWEST IN OVER 40 YEARS
Extra: NEW PUBLICATION ON RISK MANAGEMENT AVAILABLE
February 17, 1997 - Contact the office for a copy
Grains: SOYBEAN SUPPLY-DEMAND BALANCE TIGHTENS FURTHER; COMPETING FEED GRAIN SUPPLIES INCREASE | Implications of the Low Soybean Carryover
Livestock: RED MEAT PRODUCTION | Beef Production | Pork Production | Lamb and Veal Production | February Cattle on Feed | Feedlot Structure
February 04, 1997 pdf
Grains: UPDATE ON GRAIN EXPORTS | USDA Export Projections Need to be Revised? | Chinese Corn Situation | Soybean & Soybean Product Exports
Livestock: CATTLE HERD LIQUIDATION UNDERWAY | Cattle Inventories and Calf Crop | Feedlot Inventory and Placements | Price Forecast
January 15, 1997 - pdf
Grains: USDA REPORTS SHOW UNEXPECTED TIGHTENING OF GRAIN SUPPLIES | Bean Carryover Nears Minimum Pipeline Level | Soybeans | South American Soybean Crop | Corn Feeding Up Sharply
Livestock: LIVESTOCK FEEDING ENTERPRISES PROFITABLE IN 1996 | Looking Ahead to 1997
January 01, 1997 pdf
Grains: USDA JANUARY 10 REPORTS KEY TO CORN MARKET | What is Anticipated from the Reports
Livestock: HOGS & PIGS REPORT -- A BELATED CHRISTMAS PRESENT | Record Low Breeding Herd | Other Factors | Strategies | Farm Number, Size, and Location