The challenges of still having unsold 2017 corn
By Jon Scheve, Superior Feed Ingredients, LLC Wheat’s massive drop was most likely the cause for the decline in corn and beans the past couple of weeks. Large hedge funds often have positions in all...
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By Jon Scheve, Superior Feed Ingredients, LLCThe delayed and slow harvest progress has helped corn and bean prices by keeping basis levels higher than normal. A slow harvest also keeps futures prices...
View ArticleDirect marketing of meat
By Rob Leeds, Garth Ruff, Peggy Hall, Jacci Smith, and Tony Nye, Ohio State University ExtensionProducers who are seeking to increase income are looking for different ways to market their livestock....
View ArticleEasy Internet marketing for local foods
By Dusty Sonnenberg, CCA, Ohio Field Leader: a project of the Ohio Soybean Council and soybean checkoff When COVID-19 hit, it was not uncommon for shoppers at many grocery stores to find nearly empty...
View ArticleUse care when marketing local beef
By Garth Ruff, Beef Cattle Field Specialist, Ohio State University Extension I am a big supporter of local food production and direct marketing. When done properly in some production systems there are...
View ArticleUnderstanding the marketing tools in your toolbox
By Jon Scheve, Superior Feed Ingredients, LLC Wheat prices continue to rally higher and seem to be helping pull corn prices back to the upper end of its 8-week trading range just under $5.40. Beans...
View ArticleSix things to consider when developing a price risk management strategy for...
By Kenny Burdine, Extension Professor, Livestock Marketing, University of Kentucky Over time, I have probably done more programs focused on price risk management than any other cattle marketing topic....
View ArticleA look at 2021 corn marketing
By Jon Scheve, Superior Feed Ingredients, LLC The market is in a holding pattern until more is known about the national yield. Weather forecasts for extreme heat and limited precipitation over the next...
View ArticleWhat’s in your tool box?
By Jon Scheve, Superior Feed Ingredients, LLC Throughout October, the corn market has traded within a tight 25-cent range. Lack of farmers selling has kept prices from declining much during harvest....
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