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In reply to the discussion: i live in farm country [View all]Wellstone ruled
(34,661 posts)14. Couple of things at play.
First is yields,the Corn belt took a mother nature slap in the face. Late planting,way to much rain,and the Growing Degree Days were just not there. Plus the Corn that was harvested came in wet for the most part. The most likely reason you are not seeing Corn Piles is the lousy harvest as well as most are sitting on their Corn hoping for higher prices .
Only Corn or Soybeans that are moving are the filling of Future Contracts or forced sales to pay bills. The real interesting story will know doubt be playing out by the end of January or the middle of February when Forward Crop Planting Financing comes into play. Going to get ugly.
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the point of my op is, we are seeing a major drop in food production this year
questionseverything
Dec 2019
#2
With so much of Australia burning, I'd say we are past the climate tipping point.
roamer65
Dec 2019
#3
What are the risk of leaving it out exposed, other than animals that eat corn? nt
Blue_true
Dec 2019
#16
that is kind of the point...the silos are still full from last year
questionseverything
Dec 2019
#18
yes more is produced than we can use here..we feed the world ya know
questionseverything
Dec 2019
#22
I live rural Arkansas. When first came here there were all kinds of farms, now all I see grass.
rickyhall
Dec 2019
#9