by Doug Mayo | Apr 27, 2018
Eighty-cent cotton is within sight. Prices (December futures) trended down last week, but rebounded on Thursday and Friday—closing at 79.43 cents. December 2018 futures broke 79 cents for the first time, and gained 52 points for the week. Some producers began and...
by Chris Prevatt | Apr 20, 2018
Last spring I wrote an article entitled “At What Weight should I sell my Feeder Calves” that bought forth many questions on the value of each additional pound of gain. This article will serve as a follow-up to revisit the value of gain, and share the calculation for...
by Doug Mayo | Apr 13, 2018
A tariff is a fee assessed on imports. The tariff is a per-unit charge that has to be paid to the government by whomever brings the good across the border, and into the country. Assuming this fee is passed on by the importer, the impact of a tariff is to increase...
by Chris Prevatt | Apr 6, 2018
The August 2018 Feeder Cattle futures contract decreased by $11.30/cwt. during March. Based on this futures price decrease, August Feeder Cattle revenues decreased by approximately $90.40/head ($11.30/cwt. * 8.0 cwt.) on an 800-pound feeder steer, which amounts to...
by Doug Mayo | Mar 16, 2018
When deer hunting, I am often guilty of waiting and waiting and waiting on something better—often even turning down the opportunity to take a doe, in hopes that something bigger comes along. I too often end up waiting too long and all the deer just disappear and I...
by Doug Mayo | Feb 23, 2018
Don Shurley and Adam N. Rabinowitz, Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics, University of Georgia A Little History You will recall that under provisions of the 2014 farm bill, landowners were given the opportunity to make a one-time election to keep existing...
