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12:55 pm - MIDDAY: Commentary with Sue Martin
1:58 pm - SETTLEMENTS: CME Group CBOT & CME
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IPM Ag at the 2010 Farm Progress Show in Boone, Iowa!!
Illinois Public Media Agriculture Director Dave Dickey is taking Commodity Week style Agricultural Market Outlook panels on the road August 31-September 2, traveling to Boone, Iowa, and the 2010 Farm Progress Show. Dave says “We’re excited about the opportunity to share our agricultural programming with Farm Show visitors in the western corn belt. It is a great chance to introduce our website—WILL AG.ORG—to a whole new audience.” AM 580 will be based in the AgriGold Tent and will conduct seven marketing panels a day. Regular on-air analysts making the trip to Boone include Risk Management Commodities, ADM Grain Group, Ag and Investment Services, Stewart Peterson Group, and North American Risk Management Services. Dave says “Farm Show visitors can get their individual marketing questions answered and meet some of the best analysts in the business.” Attendees will also have opportunity to win a HD AM-FM Radio from Radiosolphy!
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Pre-Opening Market Report for Thursday, September 2, 2010
AM 580 broadcast time 8:49 to 9 am Central; audio archive updated by 9:15 am
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Opening Market Report for Thursday, September 2, 2010
AM 580 broadcast time 9:49 to 10 am Central; audio archive updated by 10:15 am
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Mid Day Commentary with Sue Martin - Thursday, September 2, 2010
AM 580 broadcast time 12:55 to 12:57 pm Central; audio archive updated by 1 pm
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When Sue is unavailable commentary is provided by Mike Zuzolo of Global Commodity Analytics and Consulting, Lafayette, IN.
Closing Market Report for Thursday, September 2, 2010
AM 580 broadcast time 2:06 to 2:40 pm Central; audio archive updated by 3 pm
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Commodity Week for August 27, 2010
Guest:
Sue Martin, Ag and Investment Services - Webster City, IA
Panelists:
Paul Coolley, ADM Investor Services - Oakland, IL
Matt Bennett, TGM - Windsor, IL
Greg Johnson, The Andersons - Champaign, IL
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Commodity Week for August 20, 2010
Guest:
Chip Flory, Pro Farmer
Panelists:
Aaron Curtis, MidCo - Bloomington, IL
Pete Manhart, Bates Commodities - Normal, IL
Mike Zuzolo, Global Commodity Analytics & Consulting - Lafayette, IN
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Commodity Week for August 20, 2010
Guest:
Chip Flory, Pro Farmer
Panelists:
Aaron Curtis, MidCo - Bloomington, IL
Pete Manhart, Bates Commodities - Normal, IL
Mike Zuzolo, Global Commodity Analytics & Consulting - Lafayette, IN
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Commodity Week for August 20, 2010
Guest:
Chip Flory, Pro Farmer
Panelists:
Aaron Curtis, MidCo - Bloomington, IL
Pete Manhart, Bates Commodities - Normal, IL
Mike Zuzolo, Global Commodity Analytics & Consulting - Lafayette, IN
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Commodity Week for August 13, 2010
Guest:
Ray Jenkins, Cargill - Eddyville, IA
Panelists:
Curt Kimmel, Bates Commodities - Normal, IL
Aaron Curtis, MidCo - Bloomington, IL
Wayne Nelson, L&M Commodities - New Market, IN
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Commodity Week for August 6, 2010
Guest
Craig Parr - The Andersons - Maumee, OH
Panelists
Ellen Dearden, Ag Review - Morton, IL
Bill Mayer, Strategic Farm Marketing - Champaign, IL
Dan Zwicker, ADM Grain Group - Decatur, IL
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The Latest USDA Reports
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Cattle on Feed Reports • Quarterly Hogs and Pigs Reports • Quarterly U-S Grain Stocks Reports • U-S Acreage Reports • U-S Crop Production Reports • U-S Ending Stocks Reports • World Ending Stocks ReportsSee all archived USDA Reports
| - | USDA August Estimate | Average Guess | Range | USDA July Estimate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| On Feed 1 August | 102.0 | 101.9 | 101.3 - 102.7 | 104.0 |
| Placed in July | 94.0 | 92.7 | 89.9 - 96.6 | 117.0 |
| Marketed in July | 98.0 | 99.8 | 96.9 - 100.5 | 102.0 |
This report is filed in: Cattle on Feed Reports
Permalink| Crop | USDA August Estimate | Average Guess | Range | USDA July Estimate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corn: | - | - | - | - |
| Production | 13.365 | 13,282 | 13,120 - 15,524 | 13,245 |
| Yield | 165.0 | 164.1 | 162.0 - 167.4 | 163.5 |
| Soybeans | - | - | - | - |
| Production | 3.433 | 3.366 | 3.290 - 3.432 | 3.345 |
| Yield | 44.0 | 43.2 | 42.0 - 44.0 | 42.9 |
This report is filed in: U-S Crop Production Reports
Permalink| Crop | USDA August Estimate | Average Guess | Range | USDA July Estimate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Wheat | 2.265 | 2.233 | 2.206 - 2.250 | 2.216 |
| All Winter Wheat | 1.523 | 1.509 | 1.505 - 1.516 | 1.505 |
| Other Spring Wheat | 0.633 | 0.616 | 0.599 - 0.632 | 0.607 |
| Durum Wheat | 0.108 | 0.105 | 0.099 - 0.109 | 0.104 |
This report is filed in: U-S Crop Production Reports
Permalink| Crop | USDA August Estimate | Average Guess | Range | USDA July Estimate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corn | 1.426 | 1.459 | 1,390 - 1.532 | 1.478 |
| Soybeans | 0.160 | 0.166 | 0.153 - 0.181 | 0.175 |
This report is filed in: U-S Ending Stocks Reports
Permalink| Crop | USDA August Estimate | Average Guess | Range | USDA August Estimate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corn | 1.312 | 1.307 | 0.970 - 1.535 | 1.373 |
| Soybeans | 0.360 | 0.334 | 0.275 - 0.404 | 0.360 |
| Wheat | 0.952 | 0.982 | 0.800 - 1.132 | 1.093 |
This report is filed in: U-S Ending Stocks Reports
Permalink| Crop | USDA August 2010-11 Estimate | USDA July 2010-11 Estimate | USDA August 2009-10 Estimate | USDA July 2009-10 Estimate |
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| Wheat: | - | - | - | - |
| Ending Stocks | 174.76 | 187.05 | 193.97 | 193.02 |
| Production | 645.73 | 661.07 | 680.30 | 679.85 |
| Corn: | - | - | - | - |
| Ending Stocks | 139.20 | 141.08 | 139.03 | 139.59 |
| Production | 831.59 | 832.38 | 808.45 | 809.02 |
| Soybeans: | - | - | - | - |
| Ending Stocks | 64.73 | 67.76 | 63.52 | 65.35 |
| Production | 253.69 | 251.29 | 259.90 | 259.70 |
This report is filed in: World Ending Stocks Reports
Permalink| Crop | USDA June 30 Estimate | Average Guess | Range | USDA March 31 Prospective Plantings | USDA 2009 Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corn (National) | 87.872 | 89.229 | 88.100 - 90.153 | 88.800 | 86.500 |
| Soybeans (National) | 78.868 | 78.183 | 76.528 - 78.900 | 78.100 | 77.500 |
| All Wheat (National) | 54.305 | 53.825 | 53.500 - 54.078 | 53.800 | 59.133 |
| Spring Wheat (National) | 13.907 | 13.732 | 13.056 - 14.000 | 13.900 | 13.268 |
| Durum Wheat (National) | 2.675 | 2.327 | 2.200 - 2.600 | 2.200 | 2.554 |
This report is filed in: U-S Acreage Reports
Permalink| Crop | USDA June 2010 Estimate | Average Guess | Range | USDA March 2010 Estimate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corn | 4.310 | 4.598 | 4.459 - 4.784 | 7.693 |
| Soybeans | 0.571 | 0.594 | 0.580 - 0.620 | 1.270 |
| Wheat | 0.973 | 0.940 | 0.929 - 0.950 | 1.352 |
This report is filed in: Quarterly U-S Grain Stocks Reports
Permalink| - | USDA June Estimate | Average Guess | Range | USDA March Estimate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Hogs and Pigs on June 1 | 96.0 | 96.9 | 96.4 - 97.9 | 97.0 |
| Kept for Breeding | 97.0 | 96.3 | 96.0 -96.6 | 96.0 |
| Kept for Marketing | 96.0 | 97.0 | 96.5 - 98.1 | 97.0 |
| March May Pig Crop | 97.0 | 97.2 | 96.9 - 97.4 | 98.0 |
| March May Pigs Per Litter | 102.0 | 101.1 | 100.9 - 101.4 | 101.0 |
| June August Farowing Intentions | 98.0 | 97.6 | 97.0 - 98.5 | 98.0 |
| September November Farrowing Intentions | 99.0 | 97.9 | 97.0 - 99.0 | - |
| Hogs Under 50 lbs | 97.0 | 97.0 | 96.1 - 97.8 | 96.0 |
| Hogs 50 to 119 lbs | 95.0 | 97.0 | 96.5 - 97.7 | 97.0 |
| Hogs 120 to 179 lbs | 97.0 | 96.5 | 95.8 - 98.0 | 98.0 |
| Hogs 180 lbs and over | 98.0 | 97.5 | 96.3 - 98.5 | 99.0 |
This report is filed in: Quarterly Hogs and Pigs Reports
Permalink| YEAR | 2010-2011 | 2011-2012 | 2012-2013 | 2013-2014 | 2014-2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planted Acres | 76.5 | 73.5 | 74.5 | 75.5 | 76.0 |
| Harvested Acres | 75.5 | 72.5 | 73.5 | 74.5 | 75.0 |
| Production | 3,230 | 3,130 | 3,205 | 3,280 | 3,330 |
| Total Supply | 3.505 | 3,489 | 3,509 | 3,556 | 3,595 |
| Exports | 1,300 | 1,325 | 1,355 | 1,385 | 1,405 |
| Total Use | 3,151 | 3,190 | 3,238 | 3,296 | 3,337 |
| Ending Stocks | 0.354 | 0.299 | 0.271 | 0.260 | 0.258 |
| Yield | 42.8 | 43.2 | 43.6 | 44.0 | 44.4 |
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Closing Market Report Agricultural Weather for Thursday, September 2, 2010
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Agricultural Weather Analysts
- Monday - Jon Davis, Mark Russo, Josh Darr, Chesapeake Energy
- Tuesday - Don Day, Day Weather
- Wednesday - Drew Learner, World Weather, Inc.
- Thursday - Peter Leavitt, Agricultural Meteorologist
- Friday - Steve Hilberg, Midwestern Regional Climate Center
AM 580 holds agricultural outlook panels across Illinois and Indiana to discuss the commodity markets and allow you to ask questions. They are free of charge and advanced registration is generally NOT required. We hope you will visit one soon!
If you would like to see an AM 580 Outlook Panel in your area please e-mail the WILL Ag Department.
| Date | Location | Time (Central except where noted) | Panelists/Speakers | Sponsor |
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| August 10, 2010 | AgriGold Research Station, Champaign, County, IL | 6:15 p.m. | Chuck Shelby, Risk Management Commodities, Lafayette, IN Jacquie Voeks, Stewart Peterson Group, Champaign, IL Curt Kimmel, Bates Commodities, Normal, Illinois |
AgriGold Hybrids |
| August 11, 2010 | Holiday Inn, Terre Haute, Indiana | 7:00 p.m. EASTERN TIME | Sherman Newlin, Risk Management Commodities, Lafayette, IN Lee Gaus, EFG, Chicago, IL Jacquie Voeks, Stewart Peterson Group, Champaign, IL |
Risk Management Commodities, Lafayette, IN |
| August 12, 2010 | CHANGE OF VENUE - Douglas County Farm Bureau Offices, 105 North Main Street, Tuscola, IL | 5:00 p.m. | Bill Gentry, Risk Management Commodities, Lafayette, IN Jacquie Voeks, Stewart Peterson Group, Champaign, IL Curt Kimmel, Bates Commodities, Normal. Illinois |
Douglas County Farm Bureau |
| August 16, 2010 | New Ross United Methodist Church, New Ross Indiana | 6:00 p.m EST - Light dinner 6:45 p.m EST - Outlook Panel |
Chuck Shelby, Risk Management Commodities, Lafayette, Indiana Jacquie Voeks, Stewart Peterson Group, Champaign, Illinois Wayne Nelson, L and M Commodities, New Market, Indiana Lee Gaus, EFG, Chicago |
Risk Management Commodities, Lafayette, IN |
| August 18, 2010 | Shelby County Senior Center 325 East North 9th Street Shelbyville, IL 62565-9385 |
6:00 p.m Dinner - 7:00 p.m. Outlook Panel | Matt Bennett, Total Grain Marketing, Winsor, Illinois Pete Manhart, Bates Commodities, Normal, Illinois Sherman Newlin, Risk Management Commodities, Lafayette, Indiana Wayne Nelson, L and M Commodities, New Market, Indiana |
Shelby County State Bank and MHIS Insurance, Shelbyville, Illinois |
| August 19, 2010 | El Paso Golf Course Clubhouse, El Paso, Illinois | Dinner - 6:00 p.m. - Outlook 7:00 p.m. CST | Jacquie Voeks, Stewart Peterson Group, Champaign, Illinois Mike Zuzolo, Global Commodity Analytics, Lafayette, Indiana Bill Mayer, Strategic Farm Marketing, Champaign, Illinois |
Heartland Bank and Trust, El Paso, Illinois and Grainland Cooperative, El Paso, Illinois |
| August 31, 2010 | AgriGold Hybrid Tent, Farm Progress Show, Boone, Iowa | TBA | AgriGold Hybrids | |
| September 1, 2010 | AgriGold Tent, Farm Progress Show, Boone, Iowa | TBA | AgriGold Hybrids, |
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| September 2, 2010 | AgriGold Tent, Farm Progress Show, Boone, Iowa | TBA | ||
| September 13, 2010 | Champaign County Farm Bureau, Champaign, Illinois | 7:00 p.m. | TBA, Risk Management Commodities, Lafayette, Indiana Curt Kimmel, Bates Commodities, Normal, Illinois Jacquie Voeks , Stewart Peterson Group, Champaign, Illinois |
Champaign Corn and Soybean Marketing Club |
| September 14, 2010 | American Legion Post, Mazon Illinois | 6:30 p.m. Pizza Dinner, 7:00 p.m. Outlook Pael | Bill Gentry, Risk Management Commodites, Lafayette, Indiana Curt Kimmel, Bates Commodites, Normal, Illinois Jacquie Voeks, Stewart Peterson Group. Champaign, Illinois |
Grundy County Farm Bureau |
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