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This week on Market to Market: the business behind Minnesota’s Keepsake Cidery, plus commodity market analysis with Chris Robinson (@cer_hedge). Watch the preview below. Full episode available tonight: markettomarket.org
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Here is the weekly update from @PaulYeager and previewing the visit from @cer_hedge.
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🇨🇳China's forecast implies a 14% drop in soybean imports in 2026/27, even steeper than the decline during the 2018/19 trade war and African swine fever outbreak. What's going on, and what do actual demand indicators suggest? More in my Wednesday newsletter (linked in profile).
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She loves horses in her backyard. “I don’t want 50.” Bobbie Thompson captures the challenge of living alongside a roaming herd near Missoula, Montana. Watch Tammy Scardino’s report: youtu.be/CnbelT85qYk #Horses #Montana #RuralAmerica
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Farm crisis lesson that still holds: “If you can’t pay the bills, profit doesn’t do you a damn bit of good.” John Gilbert joins the #MtoM #podcast from @MarketToMarket . #FarmCrisis #IowaFarming #CashFlow youtu.be/9jUAfTayffA?si=dH6N…
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Shawn Hackett (@feridex11) sees potential November turning points for grains: South American weather, harvest results and election uncertainty clearing. Hear what he’s watching in Market Analysis: youtu.be/ACORQu9125U #soybeans #corn #harvest #MarketToMarket
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Sugarbeet farmers are losing an average of $500 an acre, according to the Snake River Sugarbeet Growers Association. Growers want higher tariffs on over-quota sugar imports. Tammy Scardino reports. #SugarBeets #Harvest #Agriculture youtu.be/sQxDvMwU9JY
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From $23 to $44 an acre in diesel—to haul sugar beets five miles. Oregon farmer Gabe Flick explains the rising expense. Watch Tammy Scardino’s full report: #SugarBeets #Harvest #Agriculture youtu.be/sQxDvMwU9JY
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Feral horses in the backyard. Safety concerns in the street. Near Missoula, Montana, residents are balancing affection for free-roaming horses with the need to manage them. Tammy Scardino reports. #Horses #Montana #Rural America youtu.be/CnbelT85qYk
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Shawn Hackett favors storing corn and selling soybeans around $13. He explains how next year’s planting costs and acreage needs shape that outlook. Watch the full discussion in Market Plus: youtu.be/t9lEXsoWQy0 #Corn #Soybeans #Harvest #MarketToMarket
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From the beet belt to Big Sky Country: harvest fuel costs and feral horses near Missoula. Plus, @feridex11 says firm cash basis hints at stronger corn demand than the balance sheet suggests. Watch: youtu.be/ACORQu9125U
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China optimism may already be priced in, says Shawn Hackett (@feridex11). In Market Plus: what could drive grains next, Brazil’s weather risks and viewer questions about corn storage and cattle. youtu.be/t9lEXsoWQy0 #Beans #Corn #Weather
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Corn demand may be stronger than the balance sheet suggests. Shawn Hackett explains why he’s watching cash basis as harvest and USDA’s higher yield estimate pressure prices. Watch his full analysis: youtu.be/ACORQu9125U #Corn #GrainMarkets #MarketToMarket @feridex11
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Wild horses on neighborhood streets. Market analysis with Shawn Hackett, @feridex11. Coming Friday, Oct. 16, on Market to Market. Watch online: markettomarket.org/ Check local public television listings.
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Seasons change as does the analyst. This week @PaulYeager explains the other difference this week.
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🇨🇳Soybean news out of China on Wednesday: ▪️China buys 8-10 U.S. cargoes ▪️China to auction 504kt of imported beans on Oct. 20 ▪️China's crushing sector faces overcapacity, weighing on profitability ▪️China imported 11.88 mmt (437 mbu) in Sept, down y/y but still above average
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A look at the #fertilizer story from @Fertilizer_Inst 's Veronica Nigh. The start of the interview was filled with a three letter phrase. youtu.be/d7E1X58u_Ic?si=CGS3… Here's the MtoM #podcast from @MarketToMarket
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Fertilizer should be available in 2027. Affordability is the bigger question. Veronica Nigh, @Fertilizer_Inst, explains why global supply risks are still keeping pressure on the market. Watch the full MtoM podcast: iowapbs.org/shows/mtom/mtom-…
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