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Managing Risk in 2021

Managing Risk in 2021
By Pam Knox
 
I am not an expert in crop insurance, but I know that this time of year producers are trying to figure out whether to purchase it to cover damage to their crops in the coming growing season, and if so, how much to get. I found this discussion in Wallaces Farmer to be helpful in describing different kinds of weather-related crop insurance and why you might purchase both, one, or neither. You can read it here.
Source : uga.edu

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USDA Too High On 2026 Crop Yields + 26 U.S. Harvest From Hell!

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USDA surprised with higher 2026 U.S. corn yields but it’s early with just over 20% of the U.S. harvest complete. NE, IA and IL corn and soybean yields continue to hold up the national average corn and soybean yields.
U.S. corn crop conditions fell 3% to 54% G-E and NE corn yield goes up 11 bpa with the 2nd wettest to record wet month of September and harvest only 15% complete??????
Some regions in the U.S. had the hottest summer in 140 years while others had record flooding?????
The Black Sea region is worse not better.
Brazilian real rally.
Brazil looks dry into November.
+ CFTC.