by Doug Mayo | Jan 6, 2017
Some of the most challenging conversations, in almost any relationship, are the ones about money. This is certainly true as land owners and farmers, or managers and laborers negotiate for the year ahead. It can be pretty challenging to determine what is a fair price...
by Chris Prevatt | Jan 6, 2017
The August 2017 Feeder Cattle futures contract decreased by $0.22/cwt. during December. Based on this futures price decrease, August Feeder Cattle revenues decreased by approximately $1.65/head ($0.22/cwt. * 7.5 cwt.) on a 750-pound feeder steer which amounts to...
by Doug Mayo | Dec 16, 2016
Don Shurley, Cotton Economist, UGA Professor Emeritus My kids, and now grandkids, seem to enjoy the cheap, unexpected surprises in their Christmas stocking as much as anything. USDA’s December crop production and supply/demand estimates were as expected, in some...
by Chris Prevatt | Dec 16, 2016
The August 2017 Feeder Cattle futures contract increased by $7.66/cwt. during November. Based on this futures price increase, August Feeder Cattle revenues increased by approximately $57.45/head ($7.66/cwt. * 7.5 cwt.) on a 750-pound feeder steer which amounts to...
by Doug Mayo | Dec 2, 2016
The 2016 US crop may still be somewhat of a question mark but USDA’s November numbers provided clarity on a few things—the crop got smaller in some areas as expected and the crop still got bigger overall. The North Carolina and South Carolina crops were reduced by a...
by Chris Prevatt | Nov 11, 2016
The August 2017 Feeder Cattle futures contract decreased by $4.95/cwt. during October. Based on this futures price decrease, August Feeder Cattle revenues decreased by approximately $37.13/hd. ($4.95/cwt. * 7.5 cwt.) on a 750-pound feeder steer which amounts to...
