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Kyle Bumsted of Allendale says corn was taking a breather after 20 cent report gains on Wednesday. Cattle and hogs were down hard.
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Geopolitical conflicts and policy failures squeeze already-thin margins as farmers scramble for solutions.
Dave Chatterton of Strategic Farm Marketing says USDA provided some positive data for the corn market in the WASDE and could be headed for $5.
From JBS Souderton’s $30 million value-added pivot to Tyson’s Nebraska shutdown, the processing sector is restructuring around high-efficiency plants, heavier carcasses and automated lines.
Increasing numbers of corn and soybean growers are looking for lower-cost inputs to preserve and protect yields.
USDA’s August report cut corn yields by 2.3 bushels per acre while strong export demand tightened ending stocks, avoiding the bearish surprise traders feared from last year.
“COVID slowed down the progression of these decisions,” Brad Oelmann says. “If not for those issues, this would’ve happened already.”
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