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Tidbits, Dollar Index, Waterways, Sanctions and Tariffs, Broilers & Ethanol 4/18/24
Highlights The dollar index traded to 106.57 on Tuesday. Last Friday, the dollar index was at 104.30. In the world of exchange rates and...
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Apr 18, 20244 min read
Tidbits, Corn Planting Intentions, Baltimore Port 3/30/24
Highlights Corn planting intentions were 1.74 million less acres than the market expected. Corn inventory on March first were 80 million...
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Mar 30, 20243 min read
Tidbits, Port of Baltimore, China, Cocoa 3/27/24
Highlights The weather forecast in South America was better for crops in some areas and worse in others, but the bottom line is the...
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Mar 27, 20244 min read
Tidbits, Fertilizers, Charter Rates 3/3/24
Tidbits Crop input purchases in the USA accelerated the past week as the dry weather has allowed field work. That is the main reason urea...
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Mar 3, 20244 min read
Tidbits, Corn Futures, Grain Transportation, Crop Budgets 2/25/24
Highlights In an interview Friday, NATO’s chief has given Ukraine permission to strike targets inside of Russia with soon-to-be-delivered...
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Feb 25, 20243 min read
Tidbits, Brazilian Crops, Pesticides, Container Ships 2/12/24
Highlights 247AG reported Sunday afternoon: "Brazilian grain exporters lobby Anec warned it was concerned about a rise in farmer...
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Feb 12, 20244 min read
Tidbits, Brazilian Crops, Trade Routes Crisis 2/7/24
Highlights Thursday's USDA reports will most likely be a non-event. We do not recommend any market moves before the report. China's...
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Feb 7, 20244 min read
Tidbits, Q&A: Side Markets, Rain Days Update 2/4/24
Tidbits Two Ukrainian attack drones struck the largest oil refinery in southern Russia yesterday. Local authorities in Russia said that a...
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Feb 4, 20244 min read
Tidbits, Brazil AG Credit Lines, Shipments, Market Commentary, Markets & Rain Days Update 1/29/24
Highlights Three American soldiers were killed Sunday and 34 were wounded in a drone strike against the U.S. military outpost Tower 22 in...
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Jan 29, 20244 min read
Tidbits, Export Inspections, Markets & Rain Days Update 1/17/24
Tidbits Yesterday morning, USDA reported the sale of 126,700 mts of old crop corn to Mexico. NOPA December crush was a record at 193.5...
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Jan 17, 20242 min read
Tidbits, COT Report, Logistics, Rain Days Update 1/7/24
Highlights Maersk is the world second largest ocean container shipper. Once again, Maersk is diverting all container vessels from the Red...
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Jan 7, 20244 min read
Tidbits, Broilers & Ethanol, Markets & Rain Days Update 12/29/23
Highlights The majority of the weather forecasts predict good rains in the dry soybean areas of Brazil beginning as soon as Sunday. Here...
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Dec 29, 20233 min read
Tidbits, Logistics, Cattle & Hogs, Markets & Rain Days Update 12/23/23
Highlights Early yesterday morning there was a hint that Brazil’s weather forecast beginning January 1st was turning a bit drier....
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Dec 23, 20234 min read
Tidbits, US-Mexico Crossings, Edu: HTA & Roll, Export Sales, Markets & Rain Days Update 12/22/23
Highlights Mexico is the leading export destination for US corn, receiving from 21% to 32% of US corn exported annually in recent years....
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Dec 22, 20234 min read
Tidbits, Panama Canal, Brazil & China Futures, Rain Days Update 12/17/23
Highlights During times of normal ocean trade and normal weather, 38 to 40 vessels would transit the Panama Canal every day. Due to dry...
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Dec 17, 20233 min read
Tidbits, Canals, Strikes, September Contracts Clarification, Markets & Rain Days Update 8/28/23
Highlights The Panama Canal expects to maintain restrictions on daily vessel transit and maximum draft for at least 10 more months due to...
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Aug 28, 20233 min read
Tidbits, Pro Tour IN & NE, ENSO, Markets & Rain Days Update 8/23/23
Highlights Yesterday’s Pro Farmer reports for Nebraska and Indiana: These much better than expected Pro Farmer yields will make it very...
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Aug 23, 20234 min read
Tidbits, Grain Corridor, Nitrogen Fertilizer Pricing, ENSO, Markets & Rain Days Update 7/19/23
Nitrogen Fertilizer: Get it Priced Roger has been recommending not to forward price fertilizer, including nitrogen, for more than a year....
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Jul 19, 20234 min read
Tidbits, Rain Days Update 4/23/23
Highlights Below to much below normal temperatures will cover the Eastern two-thirds of the USA to May 5th at the least according to the...
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Apr 23, 20232 min read
Tidbits, Export Sales, Markets & Rain Days Update 10/28/22
Highlights A third railroad union, the Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen, has voted to reject the tentative agreement with the National...
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Oct 28, 20224 min read
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