We’re talking cotton this week, along with a look at local cash cattle. [Read more…] about High Plains Ag Week 10/18/2019

The Office of the Chief Economist released the October WASDE yesterday. The markets were up Friday morning on the possibility of a mini-deal between China and the U.S.

[Read more…] about High Plains Ag Week 10/11/2019

Some brief information on corn and cattle for the week.

[Read more…] about High Plains Ag Week 10/4/2019

First time for the price change table to show green in all the agriculture contracts we follow in a while. We’ll discuss the WASDE’s impact and some of the High Plains cattle auction numbers this week, and try to survive this spooky full moon, Friday the 13th thing. It may be too late for me though…. I already spilled my coffee.
[Read more…] about High Plains Ag Week 9/13/2019

Brief market recaps this week. We discuss local auction volume and prices and a recap of the Jobs report out of the U.S Department of Labor. [Read more…] about High Plains Ag Week 9/6/2019

This week we revisit the Market Facilitation Program (MFP) payments for 2019. USDA released a calculation for the county payments earlier this week, and we walk through an example. [Read more…] about High Plains Ag Week 8/30/2019

This week we’re reviewing some of the discussion from wheat outlooks around the Texas panhandle.
[Read more…] about High Plains Ag Week 8/23/2019

Volatility. We’re talking about a lot of unexpected change this week, from the Tyson plant fire causing declines in the cattle market, to an unforeseen WASDE outcome. [Read more…] about High Plains Ag Week 8/15/2019