by Doug Mayo | Oct 21, 2016
Many producers are probably sitting in fairly good position right now with regard to their cotton marketing and risk management. Provided they took advantage of the opportunities above 70 cents when the market was there—and I think many did. The question on the mind...
by Doug Mayo | Oct 7, 2016
Chris Prevatt, UF/IFAS Regional Livestock Economics Agent The August 2017 Feeder Cattle futures contract decreased by $10.38/cwt. during September. Based on this futures price decrease, August Feeder Cattle revenues decreased by approximately $77.85/hd. ($10.38/cwt. *...
by Kalyn Waters | Sep 23, 2016
According the 2007-2008 USDA Reference of Beef Cow-calf Management Practices in the United States, approximately two-thirds of cattle operations (60.7%) used an auction market as the primary method of sale for weaned steers & bulls. These auction markets are a...
by Doug Mayo | Sep 16, 2016
I’m not 100% sure what the cotton market expected to see in this week’s USDA monthly estimates. As if anyone ever knows. Whatever the market was expecting, it didn’t get it; prices reacted accordingly—down. In the short term, markets and price direction are driven...
by Doug Mayo | Sep 9, 2016
The last few years most of the farm market news has been pretty discouraging, with declining market prices for peanuts, cotton, corn, soybeans, and cattle. In August, however, USDA released the 2016 Land Values Summary report that showed that the value of farmland has...
by Doug Mayo | Aug 19, 2016
In a recent newsletter, I referred to the sudden increase in cotton prices as “Christmas in July.” Well, as we all know, the new wears off eventually—even for Christmas gifts. July was a good month, but so far August has not been. Prices have come under...
