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Author: Michael Ferrari

Delayed Corn Emergence

Author: Michael Ferrari, PhD VP, Applied Technology & Research   The table above from this week’s USDA Crop Progress report underscores the effect that delayed planting this year has exerted on emergence of the...

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China drought

April resulted in no significant weather improvements across the North China Plain, as a lack of sustained precipitation will affect the current crop more than many analysts currently appreciate.  The dry pattern already...

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Corn Weather

The La Nina pattern continues to drift towards neutral conditions, but the transition is slow.  Pacific equatorial SSTs cold anomalies have dissipated further since last month’s report, and colder water is now present...

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World Sugar – May 13

Author: Michael Ferrari, PhD VP, Applied Technology & Research Sugar may start to turn constructive on analyst reports of a smaller than expected crop.  We noted yesterday that one high-profile estimate has recently...

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US Corn – May 13th

Author: Michael Ferrari, PhD VP, Applied Technology & Research In the USDA Foreign Agriculture Service May 2011 World Agricultural Production Report, it was noted that projected corn production in the US for the 2011/12...

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Sugar news ahead of Sugar Week

Author: Michael Ferrari, PhD VP, Applied Technology & Research World Sugar futures have dropped off from the recent highs in February (crossing 35 cents) down to a current range just under 22 cents; see FinViz chart below...

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US Corn Outlook Strengthening

Author: Michael Ferrari, PhD VP, Applied Technology & Research Earlier in the week, we noted that the US corn planting conditions have been suboptimal, with planting pace significantly behind both last year and the five...

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