Market Advisor Archive

The following articles are "Market Advisor" columns unless otherwise noted.

• Sunflower and Flax Acres Up Sharply in 2005 (4/7/05)
• Spring Wheat Pricing Opportunity (3/24/05)
• Soybean Prices Surprisingly Strong (3/3/05)
• Factors Influencing Wheat Prices (9/30/04)
• News Release: North Dakota Producers Suffer $329 Million Net Loss (9/9/04)
• Production Problems Can Impact Elevator Contracts (9/2/04)
• Long Awaited USDA Reports Released (4/10/04)
• USDA Reports Should Underpin Market (January 22, 2004)
• Supply and Demand Report Near Expectations, So Why Not Sell? (November 13, 2003)
• USDA Report Bullish for Soybeans (September 11, 2003)
• Outlook Improves for Crop Prices (August 15, 2003)
• News Release: Soybean Production in Brazil Could Impact North Dakota Growers (8/7/03)
• Market Giving Opportunity for Wheat Sales (July 31, 2003)
• Spring Rally Fizzles (June 19, 2003)
• Lower Prices Projected for 2003 Crops (May 15, 2003)
• Planting Intentions Surprise Trade (April 3, 2003)
• January USDA Report Bearish to Market (January 16, 2003)
• USDA Says Less Wheat Available (October 3, 2002)
• Corn and Soybean Storage May Not Be Best Strategy (September 5, 2002)
• Short-Term Wheat Storage May Be Attractive In Some Areas (August 8, 2002)
• Wheat and Soybean Stocks Continue to Tighten (July 11, 2002)
• Newsletter Article: USDA Reports Indicate Fundamental Changes for Commodities (July 11, 2002)
• USDA Ending Stock Projections Close to Trade Expectations (June 14, 2002)
• Imports Maintain Barley and Oats Stocks in 2002-2003 (May 30, 2002)
• USDA's Projections for 2002 Crops (May 16, 2002)
• Basis Important to Marketing Tool Selection (May 2, 2002)
• Can Wheat Prices Move Up? (April 18, 2002)
• Intended Acres Down for Spring Wheat, Durum, Soybeans and Sunflowers (April 4, 2002)
• News Release: Consider Barley in 2002 if Malting Quality can be Achieved (March 21, 2002)
• Analyzing Crop Insurance and Marketing Tool Combinations (March 7, 2002)
• New Futures and Options Contracts for Corn and Soybeans (February 21, 2002)
• Soybean Use Continues Strong (February 7, 2002)
• Herbicide-Tolerant Soybeans Gain Wide Acceptance (January 24, 2002)
• News Release: Marketing Clubs Teach Risk Management Skills (January 24, 2002)
• Fewer Winter Wheat Acres Planted Than Expected (January 11, 2002)
• Early Canola Sales Make Risk Management Sense (December 27, 2001)
• USDA Report Positive for Edible Beans and Soybeans (December 13, 2001)
• Exports Lagging for Wheat and Corn But Advanced for Soybeans (November 29, 2001)
• Explore Marketing (November 15, 2001)
• Oats Price Jumps (November 1, 2001)
• USDA Reports Have Implications for Oilseed Marketing Strategies (October 18, 2001)
• Some Crop Prices Should Benefit from Recent USDA Reports (October 4, 2001)
• Quality Up and Stocks Down for Spring Wheat and Durum (September 20, 2001)
• Market Signals Vary by Crop (September 6, 2001)
• Evaluate Loan Deficiency Payment Rates as Crops Are Harvest (Aug. 23, 2001)
• Evaluate Marketing Alternatives for Low Quality Grain (Aug. 9, 2001)
• Storage Costs Impact Marketing Alternatives (July 26, 2001)
• Take Advantage of Higher Wheat Prices (July 12, 2001)
• Corn Outlook Affected by Plantings, Weather and Exports (May 3, 2001)
• Wheat Prices Moving Up (April 19, 2001)
• Acres up for Spring Wheat, Soybeans and Canola (April 4, 2001)
• All Eyes Are on the Hard Red Winter Wheat Crop (March 22, 2001)
• Combining Crop Insurance and Marketing (March 8, 2001)
• New Study Help You Evaluate Your Market Timing (February 22, 2001)
• Wheat and Corn Exports Need To Improve (February 8)
• Seasonal Average Canola Price to Remain Weak (January 25)
• Crop Prices for Planning (January 11, 2001)
  
• Crop Producers Can Benefit from Updated Seasonal Price Patterns (December 28, 2000)
• Canola Marketing Publication Available (December 14, 2000)
• Wheat Price Potential for 2001 (November 30, 2000)
• Plentiful Supplies of Most Crops Limit Marketing Opportunities (November 16, 2000)
• Watch for a Stronger Wheat Basis (November 2, 2000)
• Cautious Reaction by Market to Supply and Demand Report (October 19, 2000)
• Wheat and Corn Stocks Underestimated (October 5, 2000)
• Evaluate Low Quality Durum Marketing Alternatives (September 21, 2000)
• Canola Storage Looks Profitable (September 7, 2000)
• Supply and Demand Report Herald Price Volatility (August 24, 2000)
• Consider Storage Costs When Evaluating Marketing Alternatives (August 10, 2000)
• Outlook for Sunflower Prices Improving Modestly (July 27, 2000)
• Supply and Demand Report Negative for Crop Prices (July 13, 2000)
• Basis Implications for Marketing Decisions (June 29, 2000)
• Evaluate Durum under Loan (June 15, 2000)
• Crop Prices Face Downside Risk (June 1, 2000)
• USDA's Projections Bode Better for Wheat than Corn, Soybeans (May 18, 2000)
• Large Durum Crops on the Horizon? (May 4, 2000)
• Work Your Marketing Plan (April 20, 2000)
• Time To Sell Wheat (April 6, 2000)
• Durum, Soft Red Winter Wheat, Soybean Exports Doing the Best, (March  23, 2000)
• Milling Durum Premium Tough to Predict (3/9/00)
• Spring Wheat Futures Premium at Risk with Low Winter Wheat Yields (2/24/00)
• Spring Wheat Futures Premium Continues Strong (2/10/00)
• Marketing Opportunities in the Making (1/27/00)
• Malting Barley Competes with Spring Wheat in 2000 Budgets (1/13/00)
  
• Marketing Plan for the 2000 Wheat Crop (12/30/99)
• Planning Prices for Year 2000 Crops (12/16/99)
• Calculating Durum Basis Estimates for Minot (12/02/99)
• Plentiful Supplies of Most Crops Limit Marketing Opportunities (11/18/99)
• Marketing Clubs Being Organized Across North Dakota (11/04/99)
• Wheat Price Prospects Deteriorate (10/14/99)
• Feed Grains Are Cheap (10/7/99)
• News Release: Multi-tier Target Price an Alternative to Current Farm Policy (9/30/99)
• Loan Deficiency Payment is Major Marketing Factor  (9/23/99)
• Another Chance to Sell Soybeans (9/9/99)
• Durum Production Down at World Level (8/26/99)
• Implications of Early August Crop Prospects (8/12/99)
• Protein Premiums May Increase into Fall (7/29/99)
• Latest S&D Report Favorable for HRS, Disappointing for Durum (7/15/99)
• Spring Wheat Exports Sluggish (7/1/99)
• Late Planting Impacts Wheat Prices (617/99)
• Impact of Planting Delays on Durum Prices (6/3/99)
• USDA Wheat Price Outlook for 1999-2000 Little Changed (5/20/99)
• Positives and Negatives of Preharvest Wheat Sales (5/06/99)
• Oilseed Sunflowers Price Likely to Remain Under Pressure (4/22/99)
• Crop Prices Drop to Fundamental Value Following USDA Report (4/08/99)
• Soybean Rally Suspect, Plan Sales (3/25/99)
• What to Look for in the Wheat Market (3/11/99)
• Impact of Potential Production on Crop Markets (2/25/99)
• Exports Dominate USDA Supply and Demand Report (2/11/99)
• Modest Recovery in Corn Prices Expected this Spring (1/28/99)
  
• USDA Report Positive for Wheat Produced in 1999 (1/14/98)
• Wheat Marketing Plan for `99 (12/30/98)
• Farm Planning for 1999 (12/17/98)
• Crop Prices for `99 Planning (12/03/98)
• Implications of November Supply and Demand Report (11/19/98)
• Large Market Needed for Large Corn Crop (11/05/98)
• Poor Basis Signal to Store (10/22/98)
• Software Available to Analyze Price and Production Risk (10/08/98)
• Soybean Price Outlook (9/24/98)
• Strategies for a Depressed Market (9/10/98)
• Factors to Consider in the Wheat Market (8/27/98)
• Unlike Market Prices, Unit Cost of Production Is Under Management's Direct Control (8/20/98)
• Transportation Expected to Be a Concern (8/13/98)
• Spring Wheat Marketing Alternatives at Harvest (7/30/98)
• Protein Premiums Likely to Increase Into Fall (7/16/98)
• Caution Advised on Wheat Prices (7/2/98)
• Wheat Prices Still at Risk (6/18/98)
• Lower Barley Prices Projected By USDA (6/4/98)
• Dealing with a Bearish Supply and Demand Report (5/21/98)
• Scale Up Sunflower Sales During May and June (5/7/98)
• Large World Durum Crop Possible (4/23/98)
• Market Reacts Negatively to USDA Reports (4/9/98)
• Impact of Increased Durum Acres (3/26/98)
• USDA's Long-Term Price Projections (3/12/98)
• Sunflower and Canola Prices Attractive (2/26/98)
• Plan Soybean Sales Early for 1998 Production (2/12/98)
• Lentil Supplies Plentiful for this Year (2/5/98)
• Modest Rally in Crop Prices Expected (1/29/98)