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Pre-Opening Market Report for Friday, November 6, 2009
AM 580 broadcast time 8:49 to 9 am Central; audio archive updated by 9:15 am
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Mid Day Commentary with Sue Martin - Friday, November 6, 2009
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 Friday, November 6, 2009
AM 580 broadcast time 2:06 to 2:40 pm Central; audio archive updated by 3 pm
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Commodity Week for December 12, 2008
Guest
John Roach, Roach Ag Marketing
Panelists
Paul Coolley, ADM Investor Services
Wayne Nelson, L&M Commodities
Dan Zwicker, ADM Grain Group
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Commodity Week for December 5, 2008
Guest
Ray Jenkins, Cargill - Eddyville, Iowa
Panelists
Matt Bennett, Bennett Grain - Windsor, Illinois
Curt Kimmel, Bates Commodities - Normal, Illinois
Mike Zuzolo, Risk Management Commodities - Lafayette, Indiana
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Commodity Week for November 21, 2008
Panelists
Brian Maple, FC Stone - Indianapolis, Indiana
Dan Zwicker, ADM Grain Group
Chuck Shelby, Risk Management Commodities - Lafayette, Indiana
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Commodity Week for November 10, 2008
Guest
Darrel Good, University of Illinois Extension Ag Economist
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Commodity Week for November 7, 2008
Guest
Roy Huckabay, Linn Group - Chicago, Illinois
Panelists
Ellen Dearden, Ag Review - Morton, Illinois
Pete Manhart, Bates Commodities - Normal, Illinois
Grant Utter, AgriVisor Services - Bloomington, Illinois
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Commodity Week for October 31, 2008
Guest
John Bondurant, Bondurant Futures - Memphis, TN
Panelists
Mike Zuzolo, Risk Management Commodities - Lafayette, IN
Mike Georgy, Allendale - Mahomet, IL
Greg Johnson, The Andersons - Champaign, IL
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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
| Crop | USDA November Estimate | Average Guess | Range | USDA October Estimate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corn: | - | - | - | - |
| Production | - | 12.940 | 12.656 - 13.064 | 13.018 |
| Yield | - | 163.19 | 159.60 - 164.80 | 164.20 |
| Soybeans: | - | - | - | - |
| Production | - | 3.262 | 3.150 - 3.379 | 3.250 |
| Yield | - | 42.65 | 41.00 - 44.10 | 42.40 |
This report is filed in: U-S Crop Production Reports
Permalink| Crop | USDA November 2009-10 Estimate | Average Guess | Range | USDA October 2009-10 Estimate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corn | - | 1.627 | 1.459 - 1.909 | 1.672 |
| Soybeans | - | 0.236 | 0.180 - 0.290 | 0.230 |
| Wheat | - | 0.870 | 0.834 - 0.934 | 0.864 |
This report is filed in: U-S Ending Stocks Reports
Permalink| Crop | USDA November 2009-10 Estimate | USDA October 2009-10 Estimate | USDA November 2008-09 Estimate | USDA October 2008-09 Estimate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wheat: | - | - | - | - |
| Ending Stocks | - | 186.73 | - | 166.76 |
| Production | - | 668.12 | - | 682.32 |
| Corn: | - | - | - | - |
| Ending Stocks | - | 136.25 | - | 146.84 |
| Production | - | 792.54 | - | 791.28 |
| Soybeans: | - | - | - | - |
| Ending Stocks | - | 54.79 | - | 42.05 |
| Production | - | 246.07 | - | 210.64 |
This report is filed in: World Ending Stocks Reports
Permalink| Crop | USDA October Estimate | Average Guess | Range | USDA September Estimate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corn: | - | - | - | - |
| Production | 13.018 | 12.993 | 12.700 - 13.128 | 12.955 |
| Yield | 164.2 | 162.7 | 159.6 - 164.7 | 161.9 |
| Soybeans: | - | - | - | - |
| Production | 3.250 | 3.291 | 3.217 - 3.383 | 3.245 |
| Yield | 42.4 | 42.9 | 41.9 - 44.0 | 42.3 |
This report is filed in: U-S Crop Production Reports
Permalink| Crop | USDA October 2009-10 Estimate | Average Guess | Range | USDA September 2008-09 Estimate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corn | 1.672 | 1.675 | 1.448 - 1.827 | 1.635 |
| Soybeans | 0.230 | 0.257 | 0.200 - 0.333 | 0.220 |
| Wheat | 0.864 | 0.798 | 0.739 - 0.888 | 0.743 |
This report is filed in: U-S Ending Stocks Reports
Permalink| Crop | USDA October 2009-10 Estimate | USDA September 2009-10 Estimate | USDA October 2008-09 Estimate | USDA September 2008-09 Estimate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wheat; | - | - | - | - |
| Ending Stocks | 186.73 | 186.61 | 166.76 | 168.99 |
| Production | 668.12 | 663.72 | 682.32 | 682.25 |
| Corn: | - | - | - | - |
| Ending Stocks | 136.25 | 139.12 | 146.84 | 144.69 |
| Production | 792.54 | 794.06 | 791.28 | 789.43 |
| Soybeans: | - | - | - | - |
| Ending Stocks | 54.79 | 50.53 | 42.05 | 40.22 |
| Production | 246.07 | 243.94 | 210.64 | 210.72 |
This report is filed in: World Ending Stocks Reports
Permalink| Crop | USDA September Estimate | Average Guess | Range | USDA June 1, 2009 Stocks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corn | 1.674 | 1.719 | 1.665 - 1.803 | 4.266 |
| Soybeans | 0.138 | 0.111 | 0.090 - 0.135 | 0.205 |
| Wheat | 2.215 | 2.131 | 2.065 - 2.239 | 0.667 |
This report is filed in: Quarterly U-S Grain Stocks Reports
Permalink| - | USDA September Estimate | Average Guess | Range | USDA June Estimate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Hogs and Pigs on September 1 | 98 | 98.3 | 97.4 - 99.0 | 98.0 |
| Kept for Breeding | 97 | 97.3 | 96.6 - 98.2 | 97.0 |
| Kept for Marketing | 98 | 98.3 | 97.4 - 99.1 | 98.0 |
| June - August Pig Crop | 98 | 98.2 | 96.8 - 99.5 | 100.0 |
| June - August Pigs per Litter | 102 | 101.4 | 100.4 - 102.4 | 102.0 |
| September - November Farrowing Intentions | 97 | 97.3 | 96.5 - 98.0 | 98.0 |
| December - February Farrowing Intentions | 97 | 97.0 | 96.5 - 97.5 | 98.0 |
| Hogs under 60 lbs | 96 | 98.3 | 97.0 - 99.0 | 98.0 |
| Hogs 60 to 119 lbs | 98 | 98.4 | 98.0 - 99.2 | 98.0 |
| Hogs 120 to 179 lbs | 99 | 98.7 | 98.0 - 99.8 | 98.0 |
| Hogs 180 lbs and over | 100 | 98.9 | 97.0 - 100.0 | 100.0 |
This report is filed in: Quarterly Hogs and Pigs Reports
Permalink| Crop | USDA June 30 Estimate | Average Guess | Range | USDA March 31 Prospective Plantings | USDA 2008 Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corn (National) | 87.035 | 83.961 | 82.474 - 86.000 | 84.986 | 85.982 |
| Selected States in 1,000 of Acres | - | - | - | - | - |
| Illinois | 12,300 | - | - | 12,200 | 12,100 |
| Indiana | 5,700 | - | - | 5,700 | 5,700 |
| Iowa | 13,700 | - | - | 13,200 | 13,300 |
| Nebraska | 9,400 | - | - | 8,800 | 8,800 |
| Minnesota | 7,700 | - | - | 7,600 | 7,700 |
| Soybeans (National) | 77.483 | 78.121 | 75.300 - 79.631 | 76.024 | 75.718 |
| Selected States in 1,000 of Acres | - | - | - | - | - |
| Illinois | 9,100 | - | - | 9,100 | 9,200 |
| Indiana | 5,500 | - | - | 5,400 | 5,450 |
| Iowa | 9,800 | - | - | 9,850 | 9,750 |
| Minnesota | 7,200 | - | - | 7,000 | 7,050 |
| Ohio | 4,600 | - | - | 4,600 | 4,500 |
| All Wheat | 59.775 | 58.243 | 57.600 - 58.600 | 58.638 | 63.147 |
| Spring Wheat | 13.772 | 13.097 | 12.826 - 13.800 | 13.304 | 14.135 |
| Durum | 2.555 | 2.389 | 2.300 - 2.440 | 2.445 | 2.731 |
This report is filed in: U-S Acreage Reports
Permalink| Crop | USDA March 31, 2009 Prospective Plantings Estimate | Average Guess | Range | USDA 2008 Prospective Plantings Estimate | 2008 Plantings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corn (National) | 84.986 | 84.269 | 80.000 - 89.000 | 86,014 | 85,982 |
| Selected States in 1,000 of Acres | - | - | - | - | - |
| Illinois | 12,200 | - | - | 12,600 | 12,100 |
| Iowa | 13,200 | - | - | 13,200 | 13,300 |
| Indiana | 5,700 | - | - | 5,700 | 5,700 |
| Nebraska | 8,800 | - | - | 8,800 | 8,800 |
| Minnesota | 7,600 | - | - | 7,600 | 7,700 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Soybeans (National) | 76.024 | 79.765 | 77.000 - 83.000 | 74,793 | 75,718 |
| Selected States in 1,000 of Acres | - | - | - | - | - |
| Illinois | 9,100 | - | - | 8,800 | 9,200 |
| Iowa | 9,850 | - | - | 9,800 | 9,750 |
| Indiana | 5,400 | - | - | 5,500 | 5,450 |
| Minnesota | 7,000 | - | - | 7,100 | 7,050 |
| Ohio | 4,600 | - | - | 4,500 | 4,500 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| All Wheat (National) | 58.638 | 58.598 | 56,700 - 59,900 | 63,803 | 63,147 |
This report is filed in: U-S Acreage Reports
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Closing Market Report Agricultural Weather for Friday, November 6, 2009
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- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 23, 2009 | Holiday Inn, Terre Haute, Indiana | 7:00 p.m. EASTERN | Chuck Shelby, Risk Management Commodities, Lafayette, IN Wayne Nelson, L and M Commodities, New Market, IN Steve Erdman, EFG, Chicago, Illinois Sherman Newlin, Risk Management Commodities, Hutsonville, Illinois |
Risk Management Commodities, Lafayette, IN |
| October 5, 2009 | Percfection Coffee House, Gibson City, IL | 5:45 p.m. Dinner 6:15 p.m. Seed Presentation 7:00 p.m. Outlook Panel |
Matt Bennett, Total Grain Marketing, Windsor, IL Jacquie Voeks, Stewart Peterson Group, Champaign, IL Steve Erdman, EFG Chicago for Mike Zuzolo and Global Commodity Analytics, Lafayette, IN |
Crop Production Services, Melvin,Il |
| January 13, 2010 | Elks Club, Pontiac, IL | TBA | 1st Farm Credit Services |
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