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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

What to Make of High Early Season Crop Condition Ratings for Corn?

Will Farm Income Really Drop to a 12-Year Low in 2018?

USDA Reports Provide Some Surprises

Anticipating December 1 Corn Stocks

Interpreting USDA’s November Farm Income Forecast

Should We Be Surprised about the U.S. Average Yield of Corn and Soybeans in 2017?

Interpreting USDA’s Recent Farm Income Forecast

Cattle on Feed Inventory Remains Above a Year Ago

Interpreting USDA’s Net Farm Income Forecast

Corn and Soybean Yield Forecasts Larger Than Expected

June 30 Stocks and Acreage Reports Implications for Corn and Soybeans

Soybeans and the June 30 USDA Reports

The Role of Weather in the Pattern of Corn Prices over Time

Are There Predictable Crop Price Cycles?

How Should We Use Within-Season Crop Condition Ratings for Corn and Soybeans?

When Should We Start Paying Attention to Crop Condition Ratings for Corn and Soybeans?

What’s Driving the Non-Linear Trend in U.S. Average Soybean Yields?

U.S. Soybean Yield Trends for Irrigated and Non-Irrigated Production