Monthly Newsletter
2013
NEW:
Consider Spring and Summer Price Rallies for Selling Insurance Bushels - March 2013
February Break: Beyond Fundamentals - February 2013
Poor Ethanol Margins may Slow Production January 2013
2012
Narrow Corn & Soybean Basis Opportunities December 2012
Pressure on Soybean Prices Continues October 2012
Soybean Bull Market: Resting or Exhausted? August 2012
Watch Speculative Investors for Signs of Futures Market Peak July 2012
Crop Yields Prospects to Improve with return of El Niño June 2012
Buying 2012 Fuel Needs on Crude Oil Price Break May 2012
Time to Price New Crop Soybeans? April 2012
La Niña fades:Odds Improve for Favorable 2012 Crop Weather March 2012
Selling Crop Insurance Bushels Using Seasonal Price Trends February 2012
Managing 2012 Margins: Expect Costs to Increase and Prices to Decline January 2012
2011
Consider Use of a Minimum Price Contract for Old Crop Sales December 2011
Consider Basis and Futures Carry in Making Old Crop Sales November 2011
The Outside Markets: Bearish September and Bullish October October 2011
Smaller 2011 Crops: Demand Destruction Underway September 2011
2012 Crop Input Costs Increase along with Profit Margin Opportunities August 2011
2011 Yield Expectations Key to Final Crop Production Number July 2011
June 30th Report Key for Planted, Not Harvested Acres June 2011
Historical Corn Seasonal Price Trends May 2011
Delayed 2011 Corn Planting: Consider both National Yield and Planted Acreage Prospects April 2011
La Nina: Impact on 2011 Crop Weather Outlook March 2011
Crop Price Similarities between 2008 and 2011
Watch CRB Indes fro Early Indication of Potential Commodity Market Top January 2011
2010
Bearish Signal for Continuous Commodity Index December 2010
Tracking Historical Soybean Price Patterns & Cycles November 2010
Accuracy of the USDA NASS Objective Yield Survey September 2010
USDA Crop Progress Reports: Source of the Information July 2010
A Summer Drought or Pricing Opportunity? June 2010
The Commodity Collapse May 2010
Retracement Levels to Create Upside Price Objectives April 2010
Selling the Spring Seasonals March 2010
Combining Crop Revenue Insurance & Pre-Harvest Marketing Strategies February 2010
Selling 2010 New Crop Bushels January 2010
2009
Utilizing a Basis Contract December 2009
Managing Crop Moisture Discounts November 2009
Late Corn Harvest Challenge October 2009
Selling the Frost Scare September 2009
Using Sell Signals August 2009
Selling the Planting Scare May 2009
New Commodity Loan Repayment Plan Begins April 2009
Crop Insurance Changes for 2009 March 2009
Flexible Cash Farm Lease Considerations February 2009
Direct Attribution and Payment Limitations January 2009
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2008
Deferring 2008 Crop Insurance Indemnity Payments December 2008
Avoid Panic Selling of 2008 and 2009 Crops November 2008
Revenue Crop Insurance Losses Triggered October 2008
Sizing up the Corn Crop September 2008
Historical Futures Price Trends July 2008
Farming Your Crop Insurance Coverage June 2008
Selling Your Insurance Bushels April 2008
Consider Crop Revenue Coverage Premium Savings March 2008
Booking 2008 Fuel Strategies February 2008
The Winter Break January 2008
2007
The Influence of Outside Markets December 2007
Managing Higher Crop Input Costs November 2007
