This new forecast will have an impact on the bean complex as beans enter the important process of setting and filling pods over the next 3 to 5 weeks. Top News -- Analysts expect ratings for at this afternoon's USDA soybean & corn conditions to be unchanged to slightly better than previous week. Estimates off fund losses in soybean positions by managed money are in the range of $1 bil. Volatility was lower and for the most part trading was uneventful with beans under pressure most of the...

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Hot and dry weather will force the corn market higher, as the market will anticipate a reduction in yield and, therefore, a reduction in ending stocks. With the extreme volatility in today s marketplace, producers need to use options to manage their price risk and guarantee lofty price levels when they are available. Weather in the last half of July and all of August will be very important, as this will determine the yield and the quality of the soybean crop. The July USDA supply/ demand...

While both Australia and the Ukraine have been suffering through droughts for weeks, major European wheat growers were hit with a deluge of wet weather this week. Heavy rains and localized flooding in Germany, France and Britain have damaged wheat fields and made harvesting the remaining crop very difficult in the near-term. wheat crop, which, as of Monday's crop condition report from USDA, was in better-than-average condition for this time of year. With wheat inventories already predicted...

The USDA is asking producers of all types of species to register their premises with their respective state ag departments. More detailed information from registered producers will be gathered in private databases, such as those kept by state agencies, breed associations or commodity groups. Sara Eggerss tends to her small Polled Hereford herd as a cold front starts to push the unseasonably warm temperatures away. With technology still in the infancy stage, it s ridiculous to try and...