Richard Brock | Market News Archive
Richard Brock, The Corn And Soybean Digest's Marketing Editor, is president of Brock Associates, a farm market advisory firm, and publisher of The Brock Report. To see more market perspectives, visit Brock's Web site at www.brockreport.com.
Moderate El Nino Seen This Fall and Winter
Sep 14, 2009, Source: Brock Associates
The El Niño weather event developing in the tropical Pacific Ocean is likely to strengthen this fall and last through the Northern Hemisphere winter, the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) said Thursday...
Brazil's Top Corn State Sees Plantings Down 20%
Sep 8, 2009, Source: Brock Associates
Corn plantings in Brazil’s top-producing state of Parana will drop by 20% in 2009-2010 compared with last year, according to the Parana Department of Agriculture and Supply (Seab)...
Argentine Farmers May Extend Strike
Sep 1, 2009, Source: Brock Associates
Argentine farm groups began a week-long strike on Friday and were already talking of extending their work stoppage beyond the scheduled Sept. 4 end date...
Rains Boost U.S. Crop Ratings
Aug 25, 2009, Source: Brock Associates
U.S. corn and soybean conditions improved last week as favorable rains boosted crops across western and northern parts of the Midwest, but crop development continues to lag well behind normal following a cool weekend...
U.S. Corn, Soybean Crop Ratings Steady
Aug 18, 2009, Source: Brock Associates
USDA reported that 40% of the U.S. corn crop had reached the dough stage by Sunday, up from 24% a week earlier, but behind last year’s pace of 46% and the five-year average of 64%...
USDA Seen Cutting Soybean Crop Estimate
Aug 11, 2009, Source: Brock Associates
Slow crop development and the potential that USDA could lower its estimate of corn acreage cloud the outlook for U.S. corn and soybean production heading into Wednesday’s first USDA survey estimate of the 2009 crops...
Corn Conditions Slip Further, Soybeans Steady Corn Conditions Slip Further, Soybeans Steady
Aug 4, 2009, Source: Brock Associates
U.S. soybean conditions held steady again last week, but corn conditions declined a bit further as a significant portion of the western Corn Belt stayed dry and cool weather kept crop development behind normal...
Corn Conditions Down Slightly, Soy Rating Stable
Jul 28, 2009, Source: Brock Associates
The overall condition of the U.S. corn crop declined slightly last week as dry conditions impacted the crop in some states...
Record South American Soy Crop Possible
Jul 21, 2009, Source: Brock Associates
If weather cooperates, South American soybean production could be record large in 2009-2010 as farmers there are expected to switch more acreage into soybeans...
USDA Corn, Soy Data Neutral to Bearish
Jul 14, 2009, Source: Brock Associates
As expected, USDA significantly raised both its 2008-2009 and 2009-2010 corn carryout projections. The agency left its 2008-2009 soybean carryout estimate unchanged and raised 2009-2010 soybean ending stocks moderately...
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