Ferrie: Beware the ‘Mother’s Day Corn and Soybean Massacre’

Corn Hits New Eight-Year Peak, Soybeans Rally on Supply Worries

View in Browser May 7, 2021         Corn Hits New Eight-Year Peak, Soybeans Rally on Supply Worries   Chicago Board of Trade corn futures extended a rally on Thursday above eight-year highs as dry weather threatened harvest yields in major exporter Brazil and kept the focus on ebbing global supplies.   Read More     ADVERTISEMENT       What Farm Technology Are You Most Interested In?   We want to give you better resources to inform your farm technology use. But first, we want to know what you're interested in! Take this three-minute survey and receive a FREE eBook.   Take the Survey!       Ag Economy Barometer Shows Farmers Are More Optimistic About the Future The April Barometer reading climbed one point to 178, which is just five points below it's all-time high set back in October. Read More       ADVERTISEMENT     Ferrie: Beware the 'Mother's Day Corn and Soybean Massacre' Colder temperatures headed your way? Consider parking your planter for a few days until the weather warms. Read More       ADVERTISEMENT     As Exceptional Drought Grows, South Dakota Farmer Says It's Too Dry to Even Plant Despite recent rains providing a little relief to dry areas this past week, the U.S. Drought Monitor shows areas experiencing extreme drought are only getting worse. Read More       Global Agricultural Trade Begins to Recover from Pandemic Lows U.S. agricultural trade has begun to recover from 2020's pandemic disruption, led by increased purchases from China under the Phase 1 deal. A global shortage of shipping containers has slowed the rebound. Read More       ADVERTISEMENT     Parts of the West Could be in for Some Rain Meteorologist Mike Hoffman breaks down the chances for rain in the West. Read More       2022 Top Producer of the Year The award honors three producers whose operations are at thae forefront of agriculture and crowns one winner. Entrants are judged on entrepreneurial originality (50%), financial and business progress (30%) and industry or community leadership (20%). Apply by Sept. 1. Read More       Forward to Friend     Connect With Us: You are receiving this email because you are a subscriber or past subscriber to a Farm Journal Product.   Preferences/Unsubscribe | Subscribe   Contact Us | Email Us | Privacy Policy   Copyright 2021 Farm Journal, Inc 8725 Rosehill Road Lenexa, KS, 66215