The 2023 crop and livestock budgets will soon be available for all districts on the AgriLife Extension Agricultural Economics website. Compared to the numbers in the 2022 budgets, revenue from cotton enterprises is expected to remain largely unchanged, while costs are expected to increase.
[Read more…] about High Plains Ag Week – 1/25/2023 – A Look at the 2023 Cotton Budgets
Rapidly increasing input prices were a major concern in the 2022 crop year. What do input prices look like as we approach 2023’s planting season? Updated AgriLife Crop & Livestock Budgets, as well as some updated decision tools can help you make this year’s production decisions.
[Read more…] about High Plains Ag Week – 1/18/2023 – Budgets and Input Price Changes
Where are the fundamentals for the cotton market as we approach the end of the year? What does the global economic picture mean for the upcoming crop year?
[Read more…] about High Plains Ag Week 12/12/2022 – Cotton Market Update
Continuing with our fall market updates this week, we reviewed the peanuts market. Less harvested acreage this season will potentially lower ending stocks and support future prices.
[Read more…] about High Plains Ag Week 11/21/2022 – Peanut Market Update
We continue with our fall market updates this week, spending some time with the corn and sorghum markets. With lower yields and higher prices, what are some early predictions for the marketing year and production year 23/24?
[Read more…] about High Plains Ag Week 11/14/2022 – Coarse Grain Market Update
(Laura McKenzie/Texas A&M AgriLife Marketing and Communications)
Early-season wheat prices and winter wheat crop conditions have shown record highs and lows during this planting season. In today’s Wheat Market Update we reviewed the main market drivers for the following season. [Read more…] about High Plains Ag Week 11/7/2022 – Wheat Market Update
Laura McKenzie/Texas A&M AgriLife Marketing and Communications.
This week we update Dryland Wheat Budgets and compare them with some grazing scenarios. This will be another year of high production costs and weather uncertainty that will require optimizing our results and having a good marketing plan. [Read more…] about High Plains Ag Week 9/26/2022 – Dryland Wheat Budgets Update
Today, an update of Texas High Plains stocker cattle budgets with new market values and considerations for managing calves for increased value. [Read more…] about High Plains Ag Week 9/19/2022 – Fall Update of Winter Stocker Budgets
(Laura McKenzie/Texas A&M AgriLife Marketing and Communications)
On June 30th, the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), released its first survey-base acreage report for the 2022-23 season. Today, we will review the highlights of this first report. [Read more…] about High Plains Ag Week 7/11/2022 – USDA June Acreage Report Review
Pressure is mounting on the ’22 DEC Cotton contract as it falls from historic highs. Will the new trading range provide positive margins for producers?
[Read more…] about High Plains Ag Week 6/27/2022 – Cotton Market Update