Newsletter Articles

• Biofuels and grain balance sheets -- August 2009
• Is China about to drop out of the corn export market? -- October 2004
• Will there be enough corn: Implications for related industries -- September 2004
• Will there be enough corn to supply future needs? -- August 2004
• Direct and Counter Cyclical Farm Program Payments -- August 2003
• Counter-Cyclical Payments for Corn and Soybeans -- February 2003
• Pre-harvest new-crop corn and soybean pricing strategies show incentives for using options markets -- September 2002
• Brazil and Iowa soybean production-a cost comparison -- December 2001
• Brazil’s soybean production - production inputs -- October 2001
• Brazil’s soybean production -- September 2001
• Brazilian soybeans – Can Iowa farmers compete? -- December 2000
• Brazilian soybeans -- Transportation problems -- November 2000
• Brazilian soybeans -- What is the potential? -- October 2000
• Future Directions for China's Food Demand -- November 2000
• Frequently asked questions regarding producing transgenic crops -- April 2000

Information Files

• Grain Marketing Terms -- A2-05
• Charting Commodity Futures -- A2-20
• Grain Balance Sheets -- A2-25
• Cost of Storing Grain -- A2-33
• Corn Price Basis -- A2-41
• Soybean Basis -- A2-42
• July Corn Basis -- A2-43
• July Soybean Basis -- A2-44
• Grain Price Hedging Basics -- A2-60
• Using Hedging in a Marketing Program -- A2-61
• Hedging vs. Forward Cash Contracting -- A2-62
• Do You Need a Market Advisory Service? -- A2-70
• Hedge-to-Arrive Contracts -- A2-74
• Livestock Enterprise Budget Prices -- B1-21