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Texas West Plains IPM: Mostly Quiet but Keep Your Eyes Open
Let me first start with grain sorghum and corn, since it is relatively easy to summarize right now. I have not confirmed sugarcane aphids (SCA) being found on grain sorghum in Lamb, Hockley, or Cochran Counties. We continue to find grasshoppers along field margins. In young whorl stage corn and milo feeding in the whorl is common but not severe or treatable. I would encourage producers to monitoring late planted grain on a regular basis from here out for SCA, midge, worms, and spider mites.
Peanuts: USDA Announces 2021 Crop Loan Rates
Mature peanut field. Photo: Kevin Hudson, Mississippi State University The U.S. Department of Agriculture today announced 2021 crop loan rates for four types of peanuts. The rates take effect August 1, 2021, the beginning of the peanut crop year. Eligible producers can obtain peanut loans through their local Farm Service Agency (FSA) county offices or alternative delivery partners, such as Designated Marketing Associations (DMA) and Cooperative Marketing Associations (CMA).
Rice Market: UK-Australia Trade Deal Not Likely to Impede U.S. Exports to Britain
Earlier this summer, the United Kingdom (UK) and Australia reached an agreement in principle on a trade deal that paves the way for increased Australian rice imports. On June 17, the governments jointly released highlights of the overall agreement that has not been fully drafted and agreed upon by both nations.
DTN Grain Close: Rain on the Plains Makes Prices Wane
December corn fell 11 1/4 cents and November soybeans were down 29 3/4 cents Friday, but both settled slightly above their 100-day averages to finish the week. Outside markets exerted bearish influence, but most of Friday’s selling was likely related to rain in the northwestern Plains. GENERAL COMMENTS: September corn closed down 11 cents and December corn was down 11 1/4 cents. August soybeans closed down 19 1/2 cents and November soybeans were down 28 1/2 cents.
DTN Livestock Midday: Hogs Find Renewed Confidence
Photo: United Soybean Board The day’s biggest news has been the confirmation that African swine fever has been detected in the Dominican Republic. GENERAL COMMENTS: All eyes and ears have intensely watched the lean hog market as confirmation of African swine fever in the Dominican Republic has been reported. Meanwhile both the live cattle and feeder cattle contracts are trading lower as the market has undermining pieces about it still.
Mississippi Soybeans: Managing Cercospora Blight - Podcast
Mississippi Soybeans: Managing Cercospora Blight – Podcast July 29, 2021 By Tom Allen, Mississippi State University Extension Specialist Trey Price again visits the Crop Doctors’ Podcast studio in Stoneville to talk about Cercospora Blight in soybean. Tom and Trey discuss current research on the disease, symptom identification, fungicide treatments and timings, as well as cultural management tactics.
Southeast Cotton: Mixed Reports After New Weather Conditions
Here is this week’s issue of AgFax Southeast Cotton, sponsored by the Southern Cotton Team of AMVAC. OVERVIEW The Southeast is seeing a boom in stinkbugs as the cotton crop matures and corn dries out. Growers are battling weather conditions as they fight for time to stay in the fields. CROP REPORTS Scott Graham, Extension Entomologist, Auburn University: “We’re finally getting into some hot, dry weather, which will be good.
DTN Grain Close: Winter Wheat, Soybean Oil Lead Markets Higher
September contracts of winter wheat and December soybean oil were the leading percentage gainers among Thursday’s higher grain closes. There is still not much rain for U.S. row crops in the seven-day forecast and Europe is encountering the opposite problem with too much rain disrupting the wheat harvest. GENERAL COMMENTS: September corn closed up 8 3/4 cents and December corn was up 7 1/2 cents. September soybeans closed up 15 cents and November soybeans were up 16 3/4 cents.
Fuel Report: Diesel, Gas Prices Down Slightly
Diesel, gas pump. ©Debra L Ferguson The U.S. average diesel fuel price decreased less than 1 cent, remaining virtually unchanged at $3.34 per gallon on July 26, 92 cents higher than a year ago. The Midwest price decreased nearly 1 cent, remaining virtually unchanged at $3.26 per gallon, and the Gulf Coast and East Coast prices each decreased less than 1 cent, remaining virtually unchanged at $3.08 per gallon and $3.31 per gallon, respectively.
Illinois: Winnebago County Designated Natural Disaster Areas to Drought
This Secretarial natural disaster designation allows the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) to extend much-needed emergency credit to producers recovering from natural disasters through emergency loans. Emergency loans can be used to meet various recovery needs including the replacement of essential items such as equipment or livestock, reorganization of a farming operation or the refinance of certain debts.
North Carolina Cotton: Additional Threshold for Bollworm Added
NC State Extension has two thresholds for bollworm, depending on the type of cotton planted: Bollgard II, TwinLink, WideStrike: 25 total eggs on 100 leaves or fruiting structures (search throughout the canopy on multiple plants) Bollgard 3, TwinLink Plus, WideStrike 3: 3 live second-stage bollworms (1/8 inch or longer) per 100 fruit (pay particular attention to bollworms in or under yellow, pink, or dried blooms stuck to young bolls), OR 2 second-stage bollworms on 2 consecutive scouting...
DTN Livestock Open: Mixed Trade Expected
©Debra L Ferguson Stock Photography The livestock complex took a breather Tuesday with traders now assessing just how much higher beef prices will go and whether the uptrend in hogs can be maintained. Cattle: Higher Futures: Mixed Live Equiv: $201.02 +1.53* Hogs: Steady Futures: Mixed Lean Equiv: $130.30 +0.55** * based on formula estimating live cattle equivalent of gross packer revenue. (The Live Cattle Equiv.
USDA: Weekly National Peanut Prices
Photo: Clemson University The following prices are effective from Wednesday 07/28/21 at 12:01 am Eastern Time until midnight Tuesday 08/03/21. The next announcement is scheduled for Tuesday 08/03/21 at 3:00 pm Eastern Time. * $424.55 per ton for Runner peanuts * $415.57 per ton for Spanish peanuts * $428.74 per ton for Valencia peanuts * $428.74 per ton for Virginia peanuts These NPP are based on the loan rates for 2020-crop peanuts announced on July 9, 2020.
DTN Grain Close: Early Strength Fades
Tuesday began with a bang with both soybeans and Minneapolis wheat rushing to solid gains on declining crop conditions; November beans were up 30 cents at one point. However, by midmorning much of the strength had dissipated with the cooler weather forecast ahead; November barely hung on to close higher and Minneapolis wheat was near unchanged.
Mississippi Cotton: What to Know About the ThryvOn Trait - Podcast
Mississippi Cotton: What to Know About the ThryvOn Trait – Podcast July 27, 2021July 27, 2021 By Jason Bond and Tom Allen, Mississippi State University Extension Specialists Cotton seedling. Photo: Debra L Ferguson Angus Catchot sits down in the Crop Doctors’ Podcast studio in Stoneville to talk with Whitney, Jason, and Tom about ThryvOn cotton. ThryvOn is a new insect trait with activity against thrips and plant bugs, which is in the final stages of development.
DTN Livestock Close: Traders Cautiously Look for Additional Support
©Debra L Ferguson Stock Photography Heading into the middle of the week, the cash cattle market will likely be tested as packers see what feedlots will settle for and feedlots aspire for higher prices. GENERAL COMMENTS: It was a rather uneventful day throughout the livestock sector, as traders let most of the contracts wane lower, wanting more reassurance that the market does indeed support higher trade.
DTN Livestock Midday: Boxed Beef Prices Jump
Livestock futures have not been nearly as aggressive Tuesday as the market was Monday; but still-strong demand keeps the market’s morale elevated and traders watching from afar. GENERAL COMMENTS: Of all the complications markets saw through 2020 and 2021, demand has not hindered 2021’s beef or pork sectors.
Cleveland on Cotton: 85-90 Floor Is Hard
December cotton flirted and teased 90 cents all week and the nearby October contract did settle above 90 cents. Demand continues to be the big engine pulling prices higher. Mill demand is strong across the board; China, Vietnam (limited Chinese coronavirus issues), Turkey, India, and across Southeast Asia. Consumer demand is especially strong in the big markets of the U.S. and Western Europe, and actually around the world. Many are questioning USDA’s crop estimate of 17.8 million bales.
Livestock: Fraud Verdict Against American Akaushi Association - DTN
As the value of DNA and cattle lineage continues to increase throughout the beef industry, it’s notable that one of the world’s most widely recognized premium branded programs has just been hit with a $30 million verdict for what a jury saw as failure to deliver on some key promises to buyers. Last week a trial ended in a court in Fort Bend County, Texas, with some astounding findings.
Wheat Quality Council Tour Begins - DTN
Photo: University of Kentucky The Wheat Quality Council tour will take place starting Tuesday, July 27, when scouts head out across the state, following eight standard routes beginning and ending in Fargo, North Dakota, with overnight stops in Bismarck and Devils Lake. During the 2019 tour, Dave Green, Executive Vice President of Wheat Quality Council noted, “We change car assignments each day and try to have some expertise in each car to train those inexperienced.
DTN Grain Open: Markets Open Week on Soft Note
©Debra L Ferguson Stock Photography Pre-6 a.m. Globex Prices: December corn is down 3 cents per bushel, November soybeans are down 11 3/4 cents, and September KC wheat is down 8 1/2 cents. CME Globex Recap: Grain markets are weaker across the board overnight with percentage losses led by wheat futures. Plenty of disagreement exists over weather and crop conditions across the Midwest with bulls and bears both becoming more entrenched in their positions.
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