The May report provides USDA’s initial projections for the 2017-18 marketing-year. Market analysts have been discussing since last fall the acreage shift away from corn and wheat towards soybeans and the impact on ending stocks.
Read MoreThe January 2017 newsletter provided an initial risk management game plan for 2017 corn and soybeans and provides detail about this example of developing a pre-harvest risk management plan that combines Revenue Protection insurance to protect the pre-harvest sales from production risk.
Read MoreA severe freeze in mid-March has likely damaged much of the wheat crop in Kentucky. The extent and severity of the damage will be better known one to two weeks after the freeze when baseline estimates can be made.
Read MoreThe projected prices for Revenue Protection (RP) crop insurance is established using the December 2017 corn and November 2017 soybeans futures contracts closing prices for the month of February.
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