Iowa Farm Outlook Newsletters from 1996

The Iowa Farm Outlook Newsletter is a bimonthly publication of Iowa State University Extension Economics.

December 16, 1996 pdf

Grains: USDA REPORTS SLIGHTLY NEGATIVE FOR CORN, POSITIVE FOR SOYBEANS | Soybean Demand Remains Strong | Soybean Supply-Demand Balance | South American Update | Export Sales, Corn and Beans
Livestock: HIGHER HOG NUMBERS EXPECTED | Other Market Factors

December 01, 1996 pdf

Grains: STRONG DEMAND FOR SOYBEANS LIKELY THROUGH LATE WINTER | Foreign Oilseed Supplies Tighten
Livestock: WEAKER CATTLE PRICES AHEAD

November 18, 1996 pdf

Grains: CORN, SOYBEAN CROP ESTIMATES TEMPER PRICE PROSPECTS | Feed Grain Production | Large Increase in Grain Sorghum Crop | World Crop Estimates | South American Soybeans | Soybean Exports Recover
Livestock: LEAN HOG CARCASS BASIS | Carcass Basis | Mid-Am Contract

November 1, 1996 pdf

Grains: CORN PRICE OUTLOOK TEMPERED BY LAGGING EXPORTS | Corn Demand Developments
Livestock: NEW USDA CATTLE MARKET REPORTS | Paying for Value | Using this Report | Forward Contract Cattle

October 15, 1996 pdf

Grains: CROP REPORT SHOWS BETTER-THAN-EXPECTED YIELDS | Market Impacts | Corn Utilization Prospects | Seasonal Pattern of Corn Prices | Will Crop Estimates Increase Further? | Borrowing from South's 1996 Crop
Livestock: UNDERSTANDING THE NEW CME LEAN HOG CONTRACT | Contract Specifications | Cash Settlement | Option Contracts | Basis Adjustments | Hedging with Lean Hog Futures | Summary

October 1, 1996 pdf

Grains: GRAIN PRICES REFLECT LAGGING EXPORTS AND SLIGHTLY LARGER-THAN-EXPECTED STOCKS | Several Factors Pressuring Prices | Carryover Stocks in Perspective | Crop Conditions Vary | Export Sales
Livestock: PROFITABLE HOG PRICE EXPECTED THROUGH MID-1997 | Production and Prices | State Races

September 15, 1996 pdf

Grains: USDA CROP REPORT SHOWS POTENTIAL FOR SLIGHT RISE IN CORN STOCKS, DECLINE IN SOYBEANS | Production Versus Use | World Stocks/Use | Demand Indicators | Changes in State Crop Forecasts
Livestock: FALL CATTLE PLACEMENT DECISIONS

September 3, 1996 pdf

Grains: GRAIN OUTLOOK HINGES ON FROST | Foreign Crops | Demand Indicators | Price Implications | Other International Developments
Livestock: WEAKER HOG PRICES AHEAD | Expansion plans | Cattle on Feed Report

August 15, 1996 pdf

Grains: USDA CROP ESTIMATES SHOW TIGHT CORN, SOYBEAN SUPPLIES | Corn Numbers Shock the Grain Trade | Will Corn Production Numbers Increase? | Soybean Production Forecast | Acreage Changes
Livestock: CATTLE CYCLE TURNS THE CORNER | Production and Price Forecast

August 05, 1996 pdf

Grains: CORN AND FEED GRAIN OUTLOOK FOR 1996-97 | China and Corn Exports | A Look At The Long-Term Picture | Soybean Overview | Demand Developments
Livestock: OVERVIEW

July 15, 1996 pdf

Grains: MARKETS AFFECTED BY WEATHER AND LATE PLANTINGS | Sorghum Crop Up | Demand Prospects | Farm Program Signup Extended
Livestock: IOWA'S GROWING POULTRY INDUSTRY | Eggs | Turkeys | Broilers

July 05, 1996 pdf

Grains: SHARPER DECLINE IN CORN FEEDING NEEDED FOR JUNE-AUGUST | Corn Acreage Up | Oilseeds and Hay Acreage | Yield Patterns, Late-Planted Years
Livestock: BULLISH HOGS & PIGS REPORT | Revisions | Production and Price Forecast | Other Factors | Iowa and State Races

June 14, 1996 pdf

Grains: INCREASED POTENTIAL FOR GRAIN WEATHER SENSITIVITY | Wheat/Corn Price Ratio | Late Plantings and Corn Yields
Livestock: RISK MANAGEMENT FOR CATTLE FEEDERS | Changes in Hog Futures Contracts | Hedging Example Using New Lean Hog Futures

June 3, 1996 pdf

Grains: CORN, SOYBEAN PLANTINGS CONTINUE TO LAG IN EASTERN CORN BELT | Planting Progress | Export Developments
Livestock: POTENTIAL LIVESTOCK FEEDING PROFITS

May 17, 1996 pdf

Grain: PLANTINGS LAG IN EASTERN CORN BELT & SPRING WHEAT AREAS | First Winter Wheat Forecast | Corn Acreage Adjustment | International Crop Estimates | USDA Balance Sheets
Livestock: HIGHEST HOG PRICES SINCE 1990 | Following 1990 | Price Forecast and Pricing Opportunities

May 1, 1996 pdf

General: THE FEDERAL AGRICULTURE IMPROVEMENT AND REFORM ACT OF 1996
Grain: UPDATE ON CROP PLANTING PROGRESS AND EXPORTS | Exports to Date | Weather Developments | Supply-Demand, Weather Point to Volatile Prices
Livestock: FED CATTLE PRICES HIT TEN-YEAR LOW | Supply and Demand | Weights and Grades | Impact of Monfort Closing | Prices Ahead

April 17, 1996 pdf

Grain: WHAT IS THE IMPACT ON CATTLE PRICES OF THE MONFORT SUSPENSION? | Impact on Cattle Prices | Playing Offense | Don't Panic
Livestock: WEATHER, CHINA, MAD-COW DISEASE AFFECT CORN & SOYBEAN PRICES | Other Market Factors

April 2, 1996 pdf

Grain: CORN PRICES SET ALL-TIME HIGH! | Summary of Planting Intentions | Grain Stocks and Corn Feeding | Can Spring, Summer Corn Feeding Be Reduced? | Influences on Corn Plantings
Livestock: HOG NUMBERS TURNING THE CORNER | Supply and Demand Factors | Production and Price Forecast | Factors to Watch | Strategies to Consider | State Races

March 18, 1996 pdf

Grain: FACTORS INFLUENCING PRICES FARMERS RECEIVE FOR HOGS | What Impacts Price? | Does Size Impact Price?
Livestock: GRAIN MARKETS HEADED FOR INCREASED VOLATILITY | USDA Reports to Give Price Direction | 1996 Acreage Prospects | Can Soybeans Compete With Corn for Cropland? | Export Update