Market Snapshot
Quotes retrieved on July 30, 2010, 10:48:51 AM CDT
Commodity commentaries
Corn - Morning Report -

Corn is called 2 to 4 cents higher this morning. USDA reported sales of 146,000 MT of corn to Mexico under the daily reporting system yesterday,...

Soybeans - Morning Report -

Soybeans are expected to open 5 to 6 cents higher. November was higher yesterday on strength in the products, and the very strong USDA export sales...

Wheat - Morning Report -

Wheat preliminary calls are 8 to 10 cents higher. The IGC dropped projected world wheat production to 651 MMT, from 677 MMT last year. They put...

Cattle - Morning Report -

Cattle are expected to open steady to 20 higher. Boxed beef prices sank on Thursday, with choice down $1.31 to $153.39 and select off 60 cents to...

Hogs - Morning Report -

Hogs are expected to open 20 lower to 20 higher. Pre-weekend profit taking is expected to pop up after strong futures advances on Wednesday and...

Cotton - Morning Report -

Cotton is trading 30 to 45 higher this morning. Yesterday’s net export sales were 237,500 RB for combined upland and pima sales. That was below...

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Kansas City USDA Cash Bids
Commodity Bid Type Low Price High Price Price Chg (¢)
Kansas City
Corn Terminal +3.51 +3.51 +3.00
Ord HRW Wheat Terminal +5.31 +5.34 +9.00 to +12.00
Soybeans Terminal +10.28 +10.28 +10.00
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USDA cash bids updated on July 29, 2010
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Kansas State Grain Update

Grain Outlook Radio Program
June 18, 2010
Dr. Dan O'Brien addresses the current and controversial issue of wheat price basis:  the economic factors that have led to the unusually wide discrepancy between cash and futures wheat prices.

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Updated Crop Basis Tool
June 17, 2010

Providing the weekly basis (Wednesday close) for corn, soybeans, milo and winter wheat for approximately 800 locations across Kansas, Missouri, Colorado, Oklahoma, Texas Panhandle, Nebraska, South Dakota and North Dakota.

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Crop Basis Maps 
June 17, 2010
GIS maps showing this week's basis and deviation from 3 year average for corn, wheat, soybeans, and milo in the central Plains.

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KFMA Monthly Newsletter

June 15, 2010
1. Expanded 1099 and W-2 Reporting Requirements to Place Burden on Kansas Farms and Ranches - Craig Althauser; 2. Financial Performance and Farm Size - Michael Langemeier; 3. Recommendations for Further Reading - Michael Langemeier.

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Livestock and Hay Charts
June 15, 2010
Price, basis, forecast, cattle slaughter, cattle cycle, cattle on feed, livestock feeding returns, and meat trade charts, as well as supply and demand for corn, wheat and soybeans.

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In the Cattle Markets

June 14, 2010

"World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates Report: Both Beef and Corn Supplies Projected Even Tighter", by John Michael Riley, Mississippi State University, and John D. Anderson, American Farm Bureau Federation.

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Cattle Finishing Returns - Radio Interview
June 14, 2010
Dr. Michael Langemeier goes over his latest forecast on cattle finishing breakevens and returns for the remainder of the summer, and talks about the current feeding cost-of-gain trend.

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Livestock Outlook Radio Program
June 14, 2010

The director of the Livestock Marketing Information Center, Jim Robb, offers this week's cattle market insight:  he analyzes the USDA's latest beef export and import information, and looks ahead to this Friday's USDA cattle-on-feed report.

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