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Hog Inventory Down but Breeding Herd Up from Last Quarter

What Do We Know About Revisions to USDA Planted Acreage Estimates?

WASDE Report Recap for June 2022: Small Changes and Season Average Price Forecasts

Early Export Sales Commitments and New-Crop Balance Sheets for Corn, Soybeans, and Wheat

Using Preliminary August FSA Data to Project Final 2021 Planted Acreage for Corn and Soybeans

A Somewhat Smaller than Expected Cattle Herd

Lower Pig Crop and Farrowing Intentions Support Higher Prices

Where Did All the Crop Acres Go?

Estimating Total Crop Acres in the U.S.

Anticipating USDA Planted Acreage Revisions for Corn and Soybeans in 2021

The Relationship of USDA Planted Acreage Revisions for Corn and Soybeans to Prevented Plant Acreage

Corn Exports Fuel Demand

The Relationship of USDA Planted Acreage Revisions for Corn and Soybeans to Changes in Price and Planting Progress

USDA Planted Acreage Revisions for Corn, Soybeans, and Principal Crops

Just How Surprising Was the Prospective Plantings Report for Corn and Soybeans?

Recapping USDA’s March 1 Grain Stocks and 2021 Prospective Planting Reports

A Bullish Supply Shock

Estimating March 1st US Corn Stocks

Estimating March 1st US Soybean Stocks

What Is Up with USDA Revisions to Quarterly Stock Estimates for Corn?

The Impact of Preseason La Niña Episodes on Corn and Soybean Yields in Brazil and Argentina

Revisiting South American Corn and Soybean Yield Trends and Risks

Many Market Ready Hogs with Industry Contraction to Follow

Using Preliminary FSA Data to Project Final Prevented Plant Acreage for Corn, Soybeans, and All Crops

The Accuracy of Early Season Crop Weather Model Forecasts of the U.S. Average Soybean Yield

The Accuracy of Early Season Crop Weather Model Forecasts of the U.S. Average Corn Yield

Understanding the WAOB Crop Weather Model for Soybeans

USDA Surprises Drive Corn Prices Higher

Understanding the WAOB Crop Weather Model for Corn

Unconditional vs. Conditional Trend Estimates for U.S. Corn and Soybeans

Anticipating June 1 Corn Stocks

How Sensitive Are Trend Yield Projections for U.S. Soybeans to the Starting Year of the Estimation Period?

How Sensitive Are Trend Yield Projections for U.S. Corn to the Starting Year of the Estimation Period?

A Simple Proposal to Re-Level the Playing Field after the Release of USDA Crop Reports

Did That Really Just Happen? USDA Revisions to the 2018/19 Corn Balance Sheet

Market Reaction to USDA’s August Corn Crop Reports

Examining USDA 2019 Acreage and Yield Estimates

Corn Prices Heating Up

June Acreage Report Heightens Uncertainty

USDA Reports Provide Surprises for Corn

Anticipating March 1 Corn Stocks

Anticipating USDA’s 2019 Net Farm Income Forecast

USDA Reports Provide Little Support for Corn and Soybeans

Anticipating the January USDA Reports

Adjusting USDA’s Net Farm Income Forecast Based on Historic Performance

Anticipating September 1 Stocks for Corn and Soybeans

Measuring the Accuracy of Forecasting Corn and Soybean Yield with Good and Excellent Crop Condition Ratings

Anticipating June 1 Corn Stocks

Does the Bias in Early Season Crop Condition Ratings for Corn and Soybeans Vary with the Magnitude of the Ratings?

What to Make of High Early Season Crop Condition Ratings for Soybeans

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