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Bearish USDA estimates alter marketing plans
By RHIANNON BRANCH FarmWeek USDA’s January crop production estimates cast a long shadow over the grain markets. Bearish news of a 17-billion-bushel U.S. corn crop sent shockwaves through the markets since Jan. 12 and threw a wrench in many farmers’ marketing plans to start the year. Marion County Farm Bureau President Steve Brummel said he…
Read MoreLow Mississippi, Ohio river levels disrupt harvest logistics
By TAMMIE SLOUP FarmWeek While the upper Mississippi River’s lock and dam system keeps navigation efficient, low river levels on the lower Mississippi for the fourth consecutive year are threatening U.S. grain exports. During the past couple months, drought has built up across both the Ohio and lower Mississippi river basins, with historic low river…
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