Is this you? As a journalist, you can create a free Muck Rack account to customize your profile, list your contact preferences, and upload a portfolio of your best work.
Claim your profile
Articles by Inversion Stipulations
DTN Cotton Open: Lower on Technical Follow-Through
Mature cotton rows ready for harvest. ©Debra L Ferguson The cotton market is lower Tuesday morning after Monday’s poor technical showing. That is, after starting Monday with a full head of bullish steam, the market sputtered and coughed its way to a lower close. Then Tuesday morning, in an even more nervous contraction, it is materially lower as nervous speculators are leaking out of some long positions.
DTN Livestock Open: Limited Early Market Direction Expected
DTN Livestock Open: Limited Early Market Direction Expected September 29, 2020 From DTN ©Debra L Ferguson Stock Photography Following limited activity and mixed price shifts Monday, traders seem to be reverting to a more stable short-term pattern at the end of the month. With no significant reports or outside market shifts expected, cattle and hog futures are likely to remain rangebound over the near future.
DTN Grain Open: Soft Amid Expanding Harvest
Soybean harvest. ©Debra L Ferguson Pre-6 a.m. Globex Prices: December corn is down 1 3/4 cents per bushel, November soybeans are down 3 1/2 cents, and December KC wheat is down 1/2 cent. CME Globex Recap: Grain markets are mostly weaker overnight with the soy complex adding to Monday’s losses while grains give back part of the rally. Another USDA report looms Wednesday amid surging harvest progress across the Midwest.
DTN Livestock Closing: Monday Closes Quietly
Photo: Blair Fannin, Texas AgriLife Extension Monday was a quiet day all throughout the livestock sector as trade was modest in its movement and not hurried whatsoever. GENERAL COMMENTS: Monday wasn’t an overly exciting day as the livestock complex traded gingerly and kept its advancements and regressions modest. As the week advances and hog enthusiasts see if this week’s export report yields exciting news, and feedlots see how aggressive packers are going to be, trade could become more vigorous.
DTN Grain Midday: Grains Mixed
DTN Grain Midday: Grains Mixed September 28, 2020 By DTN Contributor Trucks, grain cart and diesel tank in field for soybean harvest. ©Debra L Ferguson Grains Mixed Ahead of Harvest Progress Update December corn ended up 1 1/2 cents and November soybeans were down 6 1/4 cents Monday, despite more bullish export sales news for both. December KC wheat was up 7 1/2 cents, leading percentage gains in the grains sector with USDA ready to give updates of harvest and planting progress at 3 p.m. CDT.
DTN Grain Midday: Grains Mixed
Trucks, grain cart and diesel tank in field for soybean harvest. ©Debra L Ferguson Grains Mixed at Midday Corn is 1 to 2 cents higher, soybeans are 6 to 7 cents lower, and wheat is flat to 4 cents higher. The U.S. stock market is firmer with the Dow up 490 points. The dollar index is 30 points lower. Interest rate products are lower. Energies are firmer with crude $0.18 higher. Livestock trade is mixed. Precious metals are higher with gold up $9.
DTN Livestock Midday: Cattle Contracts Support Mild Gains
Cattle feeding. Photo: ©Debra L Ferguson It’s encouraging to see Monday’s support in the live cattle complex even if the rally is minute given the bearish Cattle on Feed Report that was posted Friday afternoon. General Comments Nearby cattle contracts are drawing some attention and trading mildly higher into Monday afternoon.
DTN Cotton Closing: Cotton Finishes Lower
Defoliated cotton field ready for picking. Photo: Lance Clemmons, GW Farms. Cotton Seesaws Over Weather The cotton market was initially higher Monday morning, but then finished lower as some weather forecasts called for clearing skies. For several weeks, different storms, with different intensities, have been rampaging over the southern cotton crop.
DTN Cotton Open: Higher on Poor Weather
Cotton insecticide spraying. ©Debra L Ferguson The cotton market is higher Monday morning as it attempts to build upon Friday’s positive close. Last week saw the market trade up in response to Mother Nature’s cloudy, rainy conditions occurring across much of the southern cotton belt. Such conditions are an obvious detriment to the crop in terms of quality and quantity. To that point, Monday afternoon USDA will release its latest update on the condition and harvest progress of the 2020 crop.
DTN Grain Open: Weaker on Fund Positions, Hedge Pressure
Pre-6 a.m. Globex Prices: December corn is down 3 cents per bushel, November soybeans are down 1/2 cent, and December KC wheat is down 3 1/2 cents. CME Globex Recap: Grain markets are mostly weaker overnight with corn and wheat leading losses. Corn and soybeans are feeling the effects of increased harvest pressure across the Midwest as well as larger than expected fund long positions following the recent rally.
DTN Livestock Open: Trade Set to Sort Out Bearish Cattle on Feed Report
DTN Livestock Open: Trade Set to Sort Out Bearish Cattle on Feed Report September 28, 2020 From DTN Photo: Dr. Jenny Jennings, Texas A&M AgriLife Friday’s Cattle on Feed report is viewed bearish following larger-than-expected placements and overall cattle inventory levels, but given the move lower Friday in cattle futures, it is uncertain just how much downward pressure may develop early Monday morning.
Florida Ag Takes $55-100M Hit from Hurricane Sally
Timber destroyed in hurricane. Photo: Doug Mayo, University of Florida The combination of crops, livestock and aquaculture products lost as a result of Hurricane Sally will likely be valued between $55 million and $100 million, University of Florida economists predict. The estimate was released as part of a new document, “Preliminary Assessment of Agricultural Losses and Damages resulting from Hurricane Sally,” from the UF/IFAS Economic Impact Analysis Program.
Weekly Cotton Market Review - USDA
Moving cotton modules into line during harvest. ©Debra L Ferguson Spot quotations averaged slightly lower than the previous week, according to the USDA, Agricultural Marketing Service’s Cotton and Tobacco Program. Quotations for the base quality of cotton (color 41, leaf 4, staple 34, mike 35-36 and 43-49, strength 27.0-28.9, and uniformity 81.0-81.9) in the seven designated markets averaged 59.82 cents per pound for the week ending Thursday, September 24, 2020.
Wheat Outlook: Larger Crops Forecast for Key Exporting Nations
Hand full of mature wheat heads. Photo: K-State Research and Extension - Creative Commons The global outlook for 2020/21 wheat production is raised more than 4 million metric tons this month to 770.4 million on sizable gains for Australia, Canada, and the European Union. Based on production gains that place Canada’s estimated 2020/21 wheat crop at near-record size, Canadian exports are projected to be record-high at 25 million metric tons or 13 percent of global exports.
Oil Crops Outlook: Higher Soybean Prices Led by Lower Supply, Brisk Export Sales
Soybean harvest. ©Debra L Ferguson Based on dry August conditions for several States, USDA’s Crop Production report forecast the national average soybean yield down to 51.9 bushels per acre from 53.3 bushels last month. Consequently, USDA scales back the 2020/21 soybean crop by 112 million bushels to 4.313 billion. With USDA’s forecasts of 2020/21 soybean demand unchanged this month, the entire supply reduction cuts the outlook for season-ending stocks by 150 million bushels to 460 million.
Feed Grain Outlook: Corn Crop Reduced by 379Mln Bushels
Corn harvest. Photo: Texas A&M AgriLife As a result of a re-survey of harvested corn acres in Iowa, the National Agricultural Statistics Service’s (NASS) September Crop Production drastically lowered expectations for the 2020/21 corn crop. U.S. production is lowered 379 million bushels, resulting in a U.S. crop of 14.9 billion bushels. Yield is lowered 3.3 bushels per acre to 178.5 bushels.
Cotton Outlook: Global Stock Increase Led by India
Cotton modules lined up in a gin yard. ©Debra L Ferguson The latest U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) estimates indicate that global cotton ending stocks in 2020/21 are projected at 103.8 million bales, nearly 4.5 percent above 2019/20. Stocks are forecast at their second highest on record behind only 2014/15, as world cotton production exceeds mill use for the second consecutive year in 2020/21.
Rice Outlook: U.S. Production Forecast Raised to 225Mln Hundredweight
Rice harvest. ©Debra L Ferguson Stock Photography There were several revisions this month to both the U.S. 2020/21 rice balance sheet and the 2019/20 U.S. rice balance sheet. On the supply side, the 2020/21 production forecast was raised 6.9 million hundredweight (cwt) to 225.0 million, due to a larger harvested area estimate. In addition, imports were raised 0.8 million cwt to a near-record 36.8 million cwt. The 2020/21 carryin was lowered 2.1 million cwt to 28.7 million cwt.
Drought Monitor Weekly: Sally Brought Record Floods, Otherwise Mostly Dry
Summary Category 2 Hurricane Sally made landfall on September 16 near Gulf Shores, Alabama, around 4:45 am CDT, with sustained winds near 105 mph. Torrential rainfall across southern Alabama and western Florida sparked major to record flooding, while wind-related damage and power outages were common. Once inland over the Southeast, Sally quickly weakened but continued to produce heavy rain, extending as far north as southern Virginia.
Reminder: Update Safety-Net Program Crop Yields by Sept. 30
USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) reminds farm owners of the September 30 deadline to update Price Loss Coverage (PLC) program yields for covered commodities on the farm. This is a one-time opportunity for producers to update yields, which are used to calculate 2020 through 2023 payments. “Don’t miss this one-time opportunity to update yields for the Price Loss Coverage program,” said FSA Administrator Richard Fordyce.
Mississippi Rice: A Consultants View from Across the River - Podcast
Mississippi Rice: A Consultants View from Across the River – Podcast September 25, 2020 By Bobby Golden and Jason Bond, Mississippi State University Extension Specialists Rice heads at sunrise. Photo: University of Arkansas Jason and Bobby sit down with Ben to listen to MSU alumnus Tyler Hydrick of Hydrick’s crop consulting thoughts on how the rice crop is doing and issues experienced in northeast Arkansas during the 2020 growing season.
Arkansas: Topical Storm Beta Further Slows Harvest
Rain gauge near field. ©Debra L Ferguson Stock Photography In the month that followed the high winds and rain that Tropical Storm Laura swept into Arkansas, just as the corn and rice harvest were set to commence, the state’s growers have seen stop-and-start progress at best. Now, as a week of steady rain continues to bog fields, rice and soybean growers are likely to fall further behind on their respective harvest schedules.
Texas: Fall CEU Conference, Robstown, Oct. 15
The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service will present a Fall CEU Conference on Oct. 15 in Robstown. The conference will be from 8 a.m.-2:40 p.m. at the Richard M. Borchard Regional Fairgrounds, 1213 Terry Shamsie Blvd. Both in-person and virtual participation options are available.
Take Care With Tractors - 8 Farm Safety Tips - DTN
Photo: University of Georgia As fall harvest begins, using proper safety equipment and knowing how to operate farm machinery safely can go a long way to prevent equipment accidents. Not following these rules, however, can lead to severe injuries or even death for operators. Sept.
Minnesota: Fall Fertilizer Management - Podcast
Fall application of anhydrous ammonia. Photo: University of Nebraska-Lincoln In this episode of the Nutrient Management Podcast, four U of M researchers discuss fall fertilizer management. What were summer growing conditions like across Minnesota? Is there any nutrient management research currently underway that crop producers may be interested in? What should growers consider when making fall fertilizer decisions?
USDA: Peanut Price Highlights
Peanut prices received by farmers for all farmer stock peanuts averaged 21.4 cents per pound for the week ending September 19, up 1.5 cents from the previous week. Marketings of all farmer stock peanuts for the week ending September 19 totaled 83.6 million pounds, up 45.8 million pounds from the previous week. Runner-type peanut prices averaged 21.4 cents per pound for the week ending September 19, up 1.5 cents from the previous week.
Cleveland On Cotton: Fewer Acres In 2021?
As expected, the market did back-and-fill all week, easing above 66 cents after attempting to move marginally below 65 cents. Generally, business was slow, i.e., reflecting a somewhat stale market. Chinese exports surfaced, but not in the numbers suggested by the commitment of traders report (COT). Additional sales to China do exist and will get reported, but the question remains will the volume push 400,000 bales and/or will the final number be closer to a million bales by the end December?
DTN Grain Closing: Row Crops Firm
DTN Grain Closing: Row Crops Firm September 25, 2020 By DTN Contributor Freshly harvest soybeans loaded in truck for transport to grain elevator. ©Debra L Ferguson Row Crops Firm as Combines Roll December corn was up 1 3/4 cents and November soybeans were up 2 1/2 cents, securing small gains Friday after a week of losses with the 2020 harvest well underway. All three U.S. wheats closed lower with beneficial rains in the forecasts for Argentina, Europe and Ukraine.
DTN Livestock Closing: Cattle Weaken
Cattle feeding. Photo: ©Debra L Ferguson Cattle Weaken While Hogs Rally Into the Week’s Close It was a busy week for the livestock complex with various reports and thriving cash markets. GENERAL COMMENTS: Rounding out another week, the livestock complex closed mixed as cattle contracts closed lower, but the lean hog complex rallied heading into the weekend. Hog prices closed higher on the National Direct Afternoon Hog Report, up $0.14 with a weighted average of $64.74 on 9,863 head.
DTN Cotton Closing: Cotton Ends Higher
Defoliated cotton field ready for picking. Photo: Lance Clemmons, GW Farms. Cotton Ends Higher on Weather Anxiety The cotton market finished Friday’s session moderately higher as concerns of quality and quantity. The cotton market finished Friday’s session moderately higher as concerns of quality and quantity. For several weeks now some portions of the U.S. Cotton Belt have been dealing with cool, cloudy and rainy weather.
The Future of Chlorpyrifos (aka Lorsban) Continues To Dangle - DTN
EPA on Tuesday released its draft risk assessment of the insecticide chlorpyrifos, finding dietary risks in adults and children, as well as to professional handlers of the chemical. The agency’s draft assessment also identifies potential adverse effects in mammals, birds, fish, and terrestrial and aquatic invertebrates. EPA said it will open a 60-day public comment period on the risk assessment when it issues a proposed interim decision in October.
Corn And Soybean Markets: What Accounts For Recent Price Disconnect? - DTN
Corn stocks at an elevator location during harvest. ©Debra L Ferguson Stock Images It’s uncommon for soybean and corn prices not to move in the same direction at roughly the same pace at the same time. To be clear, that’s not what’s been happening lately. Both soybean and corn prices have been moving upward since the August drought intensification in the heart of the Corn Belt — the November soybean contract by $1.70 1/4 and the December corn contract by 55 1/2 cents between Aug. 10 and Sept. 18.
DTN Grain Midday: Corn & Beans Higher
Freshly harvest soybeans loaded in truck for transport to grain elevator. ©Debra L Ferguson Corn is 3 to 4 cents higher, soybeans are 6 to 7 cents higher, and wheat is 2 to 5 cents lower. The U.S. stock market is firmer with the Dow up 90 points. The dollar index is 35 points higher. Interest rate products are mostly higher. Energies are mixed with crude $0.25 lower. Livestock trade is mixed with hogs leading. Precious metals are mostly lower with gold down $11.
DTN Livestock Midday: Cattle Contracts Hesitant
Cattle feeding. Photo: ©Debra L Ferguson Cattle Contracts Hesitant of COF Report Cattle contracts are left with no option but to trade lower as traders fear Friday’s Cattle on Feed Report. General Comments The cattle complex is left trading lower as the market is hesitant about Friday’s afternoon Cattle on Feed Report. Throughout the countryside a few more cash cattle bids have been renewed in parts of Kansas and Nebraska, but thus far they simply remain as bids.
Mississippi: Sweet Potato Growers Face Challenges
This year’s sweet potato harvest is ramping up, and initial reports from the field indicate an average yield for 2020. The variability in expected yield from field to field can be chalked up to location and soil moisture, said Mark Shankle, a researcher and professor with the Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station at the Pontotoc Ridge-Flatwoods Branch Experiment Station.
DTN Cotton Open: Market Higher, Weighs Weather
Despite its tug-of-war fundamentals, December cotton continues to grind higher. Currently, the 2020 crop is reeling from several weather events. Early on there was Hurricane Hannah, which invaded the Texas Valley area, punishing the Rio Grande cotton crop. Hannah was followed by Category Four Hurricane Laura, which hit the east Texas/Louisiana area bringing fierce winds and rains to those cotton areas.
Shurley on Cotton: Trade, Exports Fragile Amid Production Uncertainties
Cotton harvest. ©Debra L Ferguson The 2020 US crop is projected at 17.06 million bales—the September estimate being revised down 1 million bales from the August estimate. That 17.06 million potential crop has, since the September numbers were determined, been impacted (for the good or bad is yet to be determined) by Hurricane Sally and Tropical Storm Beta. It is also still in question whether the September number fully captured the net effect of Hurricanes Marco and Laura.
Georgia: Organic Farming - Integrating Biological Controls for Root-Knot Nematodes, Weeds
Root-knot nematode damage to okra roots. Photo: Justin Ballew, Clemson University While weeds and plant parasites are a concern for all agricultural producers, organic producers are doubly challenged to combat these problems without chemical solutions. Through a grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, a University of Georgia researcher is working to discover and integrate biological products and cover crops to control nematodes and weeds in organic vegetable production.
DTN Grain Open: Cautiously Higher in Early Trade
Mature soybean pods ready for harvest. ©Debra L Ferguson Pre-6 a.m. Globex Prices: December corn is up 2 1/2 cents, November soybeans are up 3/4 cent and December KC wheat is up 1 cent. CME Globex Recap: Early Friday, Dow Jones futures are trading lower along with modestly lower trading in European stock markets. Coronavirus was back in the news this week and continues to weigh on economic expectations.
DTN Livestock Open: Cash Cattle Prices Firm Ahead of Cattle on Feed Report
DTN Livestock Open: Cash Cattle Prices Firm Ahead of Cattle on Feed Report September 25, 2020 From DTN Stronger cash cattle trade Thursday helped to offset growing concerns of further immediate pressure through the livestock complex at the end of the month. Cattle traders will focus on the upcoming Cattle on Feed report. While hog markets will react to Thursday’s Hogs and Pigs report.
North Carolina Soybeans: Seed Quality Concerns - Video
Purple seed staining of soybean in south central Nebraska. Photo: Jennifer Rees, UNL CropWatch Heavy moisture and temperature extremes can affect soybean seed quality. Not only can these seed quality issues potentially cause dockage at the elevator, but they can also alter soybean seed composition and affect germination if these are seed beans.
Moving Grain: Army Corps of Engineers To Deepen Lower Mississippi River Ship Channel
Mississippi River Port - Grain Elevators, Rosedale, Mississippi ©Debra L Ferguson U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Launched New Project To Deepen Lower Mississippi River Ship Channel to 50 feet The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ (USACE) New Orleans District has launched Phase 1 of its project to deepen the Lower Mississippi River ship channel to 50 feet. The launch follows the signing of an agreement by USACE and the State of Louisiana in late July.
Iowa Corn: Scout Fields for Stalk Rot
Corn stalk lodging and rot. Photo: Tamra Jackson-Ziems The challenges of this growing season continued this month when a storm front brought more than 3 inches of rain to much of the state. While the rainfall was welcome for pastures and cover crops, it added to the challenges in corn fields, especially those suffering from drought and the derecho. The rainfall, followed by warm temperatures, will further predispose the stressed corn plants to issues like stalk rots and ear rots.
A Farm Policy Dilemma: Base Acres, Planted Acres, and Ad Hoc Payments
Corn field in the spring. ©Debra L Ferguson Farm safety net payments that mitigate low farm income can encourage more production and thus more payments. Since the 1996 farm bill, this fundamental farm safety net dilemma has been managed primarily by making payments on historical base acres, not current planted acres. However, this feature, called decoupling, can create another policy issue: farm safety net assistance to producers can deviate from the actual economic damages suffered.
Rice Market Update: Gulf Quality Below Average, Delta Harvest Ramps Up
Rice harvest. ©Debra L Ferguson Stock Photography Life has slowed down for much of the Southern rice industry while things are just beginning to get interesting in the Upper Delta region. Harvest continues to work its way north into the final throes of the year and while quality from the Gulf Coast is below average, the more northern areas are still in play.
Ag Trade: Congress Calls on USTR to Remove Rice from GSP Commodities
Earlier this month, House and Senate letters, signed by seven Senators and thirteen members of the Rice Caucus, were sent to Ambassador , the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), in support of USA Rice’s petition to the Agency to remove rice from the list of duty-free commodities under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) Program. Currently, six rice-related tariff lines are eligible for duty-free access to the U.S. for certain GSP-eligible countries.
DTN Livestock Closing: Cash Cattle Higher
Cattle feeding. Photo: ©Debra L Ferguson Feeders Move the Cash Cattle Market Higher Looking back, the cattle complex is glad to have traded lower earlier this week as Thursday’s spark helped feeders move the cash market higher. GENERAL COMMENTS: It was a big day for the livestock market as Thursday saw cattle contracts move higher after trading lower throughout the week. In addition, the unveiling of the quarterly hogs and pigs report was highly sought after.
DTN Grain Closing: Corn & Soybeans Trade Lower
DTN Grain Closing: Corn & Soybeans Trade Lower September 24, 2020 By DTN Contributor Soybean harvest. ©Debra L Ferguson Corn, Soybeans Trade Lower as Combines Stir Up Dust December corn lost a nickel and November soybeans fell 14 1/2 cents to $10.00, succumbing to increased harvest pressure during a favorable stretch of fall weather. U.S. wheats finished mixed Thursday with December Minneapolis wheat salvaging a small gain to keep its close of $5.34 3/4 above the 100-day average.
Politics of CCC Fund Flare Up - DTN
U.S. Capitol building - Washington D.C. Photo: Licensed image. Short-term funding for USDA’s Commodity Credit Corp. has become a major political fight as House Democratic leaders put forward a short-term bill to fund the federal government that doesn’t replenish the USDA fund. Language was released for a continuing resolution to fund the federal government through Dec. 11. Republican senators immediately denounced the bill for not including $30 billion for the Commodity Credit Corp.
Cotton Industry Rolls Out High-Profile Sustainability Initiative - DTN
©Debra L Ferguson Stock Photography A couple of separate but high-profile announcements on sustainability initiatives in agriculture are rolling out this week, focusing on ranches in the Plains states and cotton producers in the South. A collaboration between companies and foundations is leading to more than $6 million for a new program called the Ranch Systems and Viability Planning (RSVP) network that will primarily involve ranches in Montana, Nebraska and South Dakota.
Show More
loading
Actions
Is this you?
As a journalist, you can create a free Muck Rack account to customize your profile, list your contact preferences, and upload a portfolio of your best work.Get in touch with Inversion
Contact Inversion, search articles and posts on X, monitor coverage, and track replies from one place.
Learn more about Muck Rack