Grain Markets

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Cornhusker Economics experts break down the uncertainties many producers face with pre-harvest marketing, and provide context through models based on historical data. (Photo courtesy Center for Agricultural Profitability | Erin Ehnle Brown/realagstock )

Hedging Your Average Crop Price Using Seasonals

February 16, 2023
Center for Agricultural Profitability experts connect what the industry says and what producers say to improve the disconnect and the decision-making environment associated with hedging.

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Photo courtesy Center for Agricultural Profitability | Erin Ehnle Brown/realagstock

Grain Marketing Workshops in Hastings, Lincoln

January 5, 2023
In these workshops, UNL experts will decode marketing lingo and guide participants in learning how to use historic grain market information to inform their 2023 grain marketing decisions and management of production costs.

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Turmoil in Commodity Markets

April 21, 2022
This Center for Agricultural Profitability webinar explores the current conflict between Ukraine and Russia and outlook with regard to wheat prices, food security and global trade.

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Beware of the “Texas Hedge”

April 13, 2020
Some of you may be wondering, in this rising wheat market “Why not place a long hedge or purchase a call option?”, while also holding unpriced grain either in the field or in the grain bin.

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Agricultural production areas in Brazil

Will Matopiba Change the Competitive Landscape in the International Grain Market?

June 19, 2019
The development of a new agricultural frontier in Brazil, in a region known as Matopiba, may help Brazilian grain become more competitive and bring more changes to the world market.

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Market Journal's Troy Moling interviews Bruce Dvorak

Market Journal Focuses on Flood Impacts and Next Steps

March 22, 2019
This week’s edition of Market Journal devotes a good portion of the broadcast to the devastating floods throughout the state, including tips for private well owners, why it happened, and how it may affect grain markets.

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Market Impacts of a Meat Tax

March 20, 2019
In this week's Cornhusker Economics, two authors from the Department of Agricultural Economics address implications of a meat tax on livestock production and grain production.

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Market Journal for Oct. 19, 2018

Market Journal: Grain Storage, Markets, and Farm Bill Update

October 19, 2018
On this week's Market Journal view segments on the current farm bill discussions, recommendations for storing grain, an analysis of the grain markets, and an update on work at the Nebraska Water Center.

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