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September 17, 2007

Livestock: Fall Feeder Cattle Marketing Season

Grain: Crop Forecasts Show Adequate Corn, Tighter Soybean Supplies than Previously Indicated


September 1, 2007

Livestock: Pork Packer Capacity

Grain: Grain Markets Await September 12 USDA Forecasts, Wheat and Soybean Market Strength: Implications for 2008 Acreage, Risk Sources for Corn

August 15, 2007

Livestock: Composite Production and Price Forecast

Grain: Corn, Soybean Supplies Adequate for 2007-08, but Struggle for 2008 Acreage Will Support Prices

 

August 2, 2007

Livestock: July Cattle Report: Beef Cattle Numbers Down

Dairy: June Milk Rises Only 1.2%

Grain: August Crop Report: One of Several Keys to Grain Price Prospects

July 16, 2007

Livestock: Regional Corn Basis in an Ethanol World

Grain: Weather Forecasts Trigger Large Grain Price Volatility

 

June 18, 2007

Livestock: Feeder Cattle Price Outlook

Grain: Grain Markets, Yield Potential, and Weather Concerns

 

June 1, 2007

Livestock: Cattle Market Situation and Outlook

Grain: Crop Progress Report Eases Corn, Soybean Crop Concerns

May 15, 2007

Livestock: Iowa Southern Minnesota Weekly Average Hog Price

Grain: Corn Prices Supported Some by Higher 2007-08 USDA Ethanol and Lower Carryover Stocks than Expected by the Grain Trade

 

May 1, 2007

Livestock: Slaughter Cattle Over a Buck: Past and Present

Grain: Corn and Soybean Prices Take Direction from Weather, Planting Progress

Dairy: March Milk Rises only 1.1%

 

April 16, 2007

Livestock: Beef Industry Tour to Argentina and Uruguay

Grain: Key Factors in the 2007-08 Grain Price Outlook

April 1, 2007

Livestock: March 2007 USDA Hog and Pig Report

Grain: Reactions to the March Planting Intentions Report

March 15, 2007

Livestock: USDA Releases Livestock and Meat Marketing Study

Grain: USDA Supply-Demand Updates Neutral to Slightly Negative for Corn

March 1, 2007

Livestock: Livestock Cost of Production Impact From Higher Grain Prices

Grain: Grain Markets React to Uneasiness in Financial Markets and USDA Outlook Forum

 

February 15, 2007

Livestock: New Assumptions in the Estimated Returns Series

Grain: World Crop Outlook Update & USDA 10-Year Projections

February 2, 2007

Livestock: January Cattle Report: Slight Decline in Beef Cow Numbers

Grain: Grain Update: Markets Respond to Crude Oil Price, Corn Acreage Needs

Dairy: Dairy Herd & Milk Production Grow

January 17, 2007

Grain: USDA Reports Show Tighter Corn Supplies, Ample Soybean Carryover

January 1, 2007

Livestock: Pork Supplies Expand into 2007

Grain: 2007-Crop Corn Futures Move Above Late November High

December 15, 2006

Livestock: Cattle Collapse Coming???

Grain: USDA World Supply-Demand Projections Show Small Increase in World Stocks; Private Survey: '07 Corn Acreage Up 9%, Soybeans Down 7%

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