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Garret Brown with Codak Risk Advisory,  codakgroup.com,  visits with Chris in this week's Market Outlook. Garret begins the conversation with a breakdown of some of the key components from last week's WASDE report. Garret goes onto to explain the strength in the wheat market and the importance of the recent Chinese demand. The conversation continues with discussion around Fund positioning...

Lewis Stearns with progressive Crop Solutions doesn't need his work to be sexy- he needs it to to work. And his work is putting your data to work for you. We are all guilty of not managing our farm data like we should, and Lewis and his team work with farms to get them where they need to eb, and provide a stand-alone report card on how your business and farm is doing, without telling you how t...

Sign-Up For 19 Minutes: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/19-minutes/subscribe Jim McCormick with AgMarket. Net visits with Chris in this week's episode. The conversation revolves around the following theme. There are significant similarities this year to what we saw in 2013.   This doesn’t necessarily mean we will see the exact same scenarios play out however, there are significant cond...

Pete Meyer visits with Chris in this week's episode. They start the conversation discussing recent volatility in the Soybean market. What would it take to break out of the current price range and how much impact is South American weather having? Peter does make the comment to be careful in “weather markets” and take advantage of rallies when opportunities present themselves. They go on to disc...

Ryan Moe with Stone X visits with Chris in this week’s market outlook. Producers in the east, continue harvesting high yields, high moistures, and running out of space. Producers in the west, have shut the Bin doors and are struggling with what to do with unsold bushels. Ryan expects the Funds to have very limited and light trade in the upcoming week, and possibly as we head toward the end of the...

Jarod Creed with JC Ag Financial visits with Chris on this week's episode. The conversation begins with a discussion around final harvest results as many producers wrap up the 2023 harvest with a few areas still challenged with wet grain conditions. Jarod reviews last week's WASDE report and talks about what it might mean for producers in the months ahead. They go on to discuss numerous ot...

Mark Welch, Grain Marketing Economist at Texas A&M visits with Chris in this week's episode. Mark starts the conversation talking about the issue of having a large carry over in corn. Coupled with limited demand. Price pressure on corn is likely to persist. Mark goes on to discuss some considerations and the importance of taking advantage of short-term price rallies and feeding the market...

Joe Vaclavik with Standard Grain talks with Chris in this episode as producers continue to chip away at harvest. They start the conversation around harvest progress but lean into what has become the biggest question for many producers. “What should I do with my unpriced bushels? This is a huge question for many producers with a lot of things to take into account as these decisions are made. When t...

Jim McCormick with AgMarket. Net visits with Chris in this episode as harvest continues and Jim questions whether or not the harvest low is in? As we enter the last week of crop insurance price discovery, it looks as if corn will land somewhere around $4.90 while soybeans well land likely in the area of $12.74. As of this recording, there are still seven days of price discovery, but it is unlikely...

Shay and Matt Bennett discuss WASDE, harvest lows, 2024 outlook, and even 2025…

Jarod Creed with JC Ag Financial Services talks with Chris in this episode about key marketing topics as we progress deeper into harvest season. They both talk about harvest updates for themselves and clients. Many producers are pleasantly surprised with yields higher than expectation in both corn and soybeans. However, there are still some areas where yields are falling short in some of the extre...

Shay and Paul discuss payment in kind and charitable contributions and where they might be a fit in your farm and family.

Clark Neighbor, President at BIS Commodities in Cedar Rapids, Iowa visits with Chris about numerous marketing fundamentals to watch as we get deeper into harvest and beyond. Harvest progress. USDA, Quarterly Stocks report details. Managing unsold bushels / Storage. Technical price ranges to pay attention to. Impact of low river levels on grain movement. Doing your math: managing carry in the marke...

Mitchell Hora with Continuum Ag talks about how to take advantage of funds coming to agriculture in the Inflation Reduction Act and the implications to Renewable Fuels. Learn how your farm can take advantage and get paid, and what you need to be doing RIGHT NOW for 2024 and 2025. Actionables: 1. Get your Carbon Intensity score (CI) 2. Talk to your processors, ask the 5 P's - What is your CI pr...

Jarod Creed with JC Marketing visits with Chris and Guest Host, Joe Paulson, farmer from DeKalb County Illinois. They begin the conversation discussing early harvest results that seem to be extremely variable across the country. Joe leads with the question around basis levels and what we can expect not only during harvest but throughout the next several months as we finish out 2023, and begin earl...

Peter Meyer with S&P Global talks with Chris about a number of market conditions to focus on as we get deeper into harvest. The conversation starts with Peter unwinding some of the results from last weeks. USDA report. He explains the increase in planted acres for corn and the justification for USDA’s average yield numbers. Peter sees the market, continuing in a “tight trading range” for both...

Ryan Moe with Stone X visits with Chris about numerous market conditions to watch as we head through the early part of harvest. Here’s a list of the numerous topics from their discussion. 1. Crop conditions. The corn is “dying not drying” in many areas. And soybean yield prospects are still a mystery. 2. Early harvest markets. 3. Storing corn versus soybeans. 4.Fall basis levels. 5. Processor and...

Brent Judisch, farmer and John Deere representative visits with Chris about crop conditions and updates on some of the most important settings to pay attention to as you get your combine rolling this harvest. 19 Minutes Sign-Up: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/19-minutes/subscribe

In today's weekly market outlook, we have a discussion with Joe Vaclavik on whether a farmer should be rooting for $4.50 or $5.50 corn during October for crop insurance purposes. We also go over the soybean balance sheet outlook and review how Brazil is now the number one corn exporter.

How will you stay competitive in an investor-driven land market? Who do you partner with for future growth? How will you handle the purchasing opportunity for several hundred acres at a time? We answer these questions and many more with Ben Gordon, CEO of Fractal Agriculture. You can learn more at fractal.ag .

Jarod Creed talks with Chris in this episode about key factors driving markets as we continue to inch closer to harvest. They review the final data from Pro farmer crop tour, discuss the current corn to soybean ratio, continued dismal demand picture, and Key considerations for 2023 and 2024 sales levels. They go on to discuss the importance of risk management in the current and future micro financ...

Troy Deutmeyer, Pioneer Agronomist, talks with Chris about the impact of an extreme August heat wave across the corn belt. What is the heat doing to the crop? They go on to discuss grain quality, subsoil moisture levels, stalk quality, test weight, and the potential yield impacts of extreme heat and low moisture

Duane Lowry and Chris, discuss crop conditions, yield, prospects, and price probabilities as we inch closer to harvest. They go on to discuss a number of other topics including the anticipated Pro farmer crop tour, possible yield reductions in the September USDA report, demand issues, dismal export outlook, early harvest basis, opportunities, the cost of carrying grain in a high interest environme...

Chris talks with Economist Dr. Bill Conerly. Topics include: Interest Rates Recession Inflation Labor access Labor Retention AI and its impact on Agriculture 19 Minutes Sign-Up: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/19-minutes/subscribe

Jarod Creed talks with Chris about details from the August USDA report. They go on to discuss numerous other market factors including crop conditions, Chinese weather, the Funds/money flow, a dismal demand picture, and managing basis opportunities heading into harvest.