What Do We Know About Corn Demand In A Covid-19 Environment? U.S. Corn goes to: Ethanol 38% gross 26% net (adding back DDG) Feed 38% Export 15% Food, Seed, Industrial (not ethanol) 9% How is each segment impacted? Ethanol Cars in a garage don’t consume corn – that demand … [Read more...] about Corn Demand in COVID 19
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What Does $30B Look Like?
China has apparently offered to purchase an additional $30 billion of US agricultural products as part of the new trade agreement. That sounds amazing! The additional purchases would apparently encompass ten commodities. I say apparently, because like much of the China trade news, it lacks any … [Read more...] about What Does $30B Look Like?
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Prevented Plant Feature Becomes DeFacto Set-Aside Program
Distorting Grain Markets, Providing Major Benefit to Non-US Producer Normally crop insurance has a propensity for overproduction. These are not normal times. This year it is the opposite. A feature of crop insurance covering nearly 90% of Midwest farmers is creating a paid set-aside which is … [Read more...] about Prevented Plant Feature Becomes DeFacto Set-Aside Program
10 Ways a Fractional CFO Can Solve Your Company’s Financial Dilemmas
The Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of a company is a C-level executive responsible for understanding the financial position, developing financial strategies, and reporting financial information. There is no doubt that a CFO makes an enormous contribution to a company. However, micro-cap public … [Read more...] about 10 Ways a Fractional CFO Can Solve Your Company’s Financial Dilemmas