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High Plains Ag Week 7/11/2022 – Direct to Consumer Beef Sales Book Available

July 17, 2022 by justin.benavidez

We’re excited to announce the publication of “Where’s the Beef? Legal and Economic Considerations for Direct Beef Sales”
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Filed Under: Business Management, Cattle, High Plains Ag Week, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Resources

High Plains Ag Week 7/11/2022 – USDA June Acreage Report Review

July 11, 2022 by justin.benavidez

(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

Filed Under: Corn, Cotton, Crops, High Plains Ag Week, Marketing Plan, Peanuts, Sorghum, Uncategorized, Wheat

High Plains Ag Week 6/27/2022 – Cotton Market Update

June 30, 2022 by justin.benavidez

 

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?

 

 

 

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Filed Under: Cotton, Crops, High Plains Ag Week

High Plains Ag Week 6/20/2022 – Wheat Market Update

June 20, 2022 by justin.benavidez

(Laura McKenzie/Texas A&M AgriLife Marketing and Communications)

The wheat market has given excellent pricing opportunities during these last months. Today we will focus on those variables that were and are influencing this market. These factors have contributed to the high price premiums we have seen lately.  [Read more…] about High Plains Ag Week 6/20/2022 – Wheat Market Update

Filed Under: Crops, High Plains Ag Week, Marketing Plan, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Resources, Wheat

High Plains Ag Week 6/13/2022 – Corn & Sorghum Market Update

June 13, 2022 by justin.benavidez

June is book ended by the WASDE and the all-important June Acreage report. What is the state of the coarse grain markets as we move into mid-season? [Read more…] about High Plains Ag Week 6/13/2022 – Corn & Sorghum Market Update

Filed Under: Corn, Crops, High Plains Ag Week, Sorghum

High Plains Ag Week 6/6/2022 – Bermudagrass Hay Production and Fertilization

June 6, 2022 by justin.benavidez

Lack of rainfall in many areas and high fertilizer costs are the two biggest concerns determining bermudagrass hay production this year. Today we will review our District budgets, breakeven prices, and fertilization decision aids for a profitable bermudagrass hay production.

 

 

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Filed Under: Business Management, Forage, High Plains Ag Week, Risk Management, Uncategorized

High Plains Ag Week 5/23/2022 – Fertilization Break Even Calculation

May 23, 2022 by justin.benavidez

Input costs continue to be the story of interest for the year. Fertilizer in particular is grabbing headlines in both agricultural media and popular press. What do costs look like as we move through planting seasons and develop plans for the remainder of the summer? [Read more…] about High Plains Ag Week 5/23/2022 – Fertilization Break Even Calculation

Filed Under: Business Management, Corn, Cotton, Crops, High Plains Ag Week, Risk Management, Sorghum

High Plains Ag Week 5/16/2022 – WASDE Review

May 16, 2022 by justin.benavidez

(Laura McKenzie/Texas A&M AgriLife Marketing and Communications)

Last week’s WASDE report projected tightened ending stocks primarily due to weather conditions and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The chances of increasing ending stocks to previous levels during this season are very low.  Today will review the WASDE report and discuss those factors that have created this bullish market reaction.  [Read more…] about High Plains Ag Week 5/16/2022 – WASDE Review

Filed Under: Business Management, Corn, Cotton, High Plains Ag Week, Marketing Plan, Risk Management, Sorghum, Uncategorized, Wheat

High Plains Ag Week 5/9/2022 – Does Pest Management Pay?

May 9, 2022 by justin.benavidez

I just saw the first fly of the year on my windowsill this weekend. So its time to start evaluating those pest management decisions. Today we provide an example analysis of pest management decisions from an article I wrote in 2020 published in Progressive Cattle.

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High Plains Ag Week 5/2/2022 – Wheat Irrigation Analysis

May 2, 2022 by justin.benavidez

The July board price of winter wheat has taken a significant dip from its March highs, but remains 30-35% higher than its value pre-Russia/Ukraine. At the same time, and for some of the same reasons, the cost of irrigation fuel is up 60-65%. With both factors in mind, what are the expected outcomes for late-season wheat irrigation? [Read more…] about High Plains Ag Week 5/2/2022 – Wheat Irrigation Analysis

Filed Under: High Plains Ag Week, Wheat

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Welcome!

The Amarillo Econ blog is a platform that provides regular updates to stakeholders in the world of agriculture on agricultural markets, research findings from agricultural economists, current issues facing the field of agriculture, and the implications of regularly released USDA reports.

We will also use the blog and social media under the Amarillo AgEcon banner to announce new tools and programs conducted by Texas A&M AgriLife Extension faculty and staff.

There are two main types of blog posts on this page;

High Plains Ag Week: These posts talk a bit about the market movement over the week in corn, wheat, cotton, and fat and feeder cattle. We’ll also provide some insight into potential market movers and upcoming events for the following week. Additionally we’ll highlight interesting news stories from the week, and provide a list of upcoming deadlines for things like insurance and USDA program signups.

It Depends:

Where ‘High Plains Ag Week’ will mostly be posts about current events, the series called ‘It Depends’ functions more as an educational outlet. We’ll look at current events, or things we’re reading about and find interesting, and examine them through the lens of economics. We hope to use ‘It Depends’ to provide some answers to everyday questions from the world of economics, particularly as those questions relate to agriculture. On that note, if there are topics that you are interested in hearing about please let us know!

 

Whether you’re a farmer or rancher, in rural real estate, work in the commodity markets, provide products and services to producers, or you’re just new to the field of agriculture and want to learn more, we’ve got something for you.

 

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