Farmers are seeing major price spikes when they call fertilizer suppliers.
The American Farm Bureau Federation is calling on President Trump to protect
fertilizer shipments. The war in Iran and the broader Middle East is hitting
just as farmers begin spring planting, and now prices for fuel and fertilizers
are rising, with shipping disrupted through the Strait of Hormuz.
FWar Heightens Ag Input Price Concerns
Recent Sales Results From Elkhart County, Indiana; Washington County,
Kansas; Rock County, Minnesota; and Ramsey County, North Dakota
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Economists at the University of Illinois say the scenarios they have run
show strong benefits in a lot of cases for farmers to lower their individual
Revenue Protection coverage but add on ECO and SCO policies. That works in a
lot of cases, but not for everyone.
BLooking at Adding ECO and SCO Policies
The notion of a looming strike does not bode well for the cattle complex
as fear and uncertainty unravel both the market's fundamental and technical
components.
BSort and Cull
It remains to be seen how much fanfare the new World Agricultural Supply
and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report on Tuesday, March 10, will receive with
markets rallying on the onset of war in the Middle East.
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