Dawn Caldwell

The January WASDE provided a few fireworks last week. 2022 harvested acres dropped from 80.8 million acres to 79.2 but yield went up 1 bushel per acre to 173.3. This resulted in a nice spike in corn futures back to the 6.75 range. Old crop futures have now traded in the 6.50-7.00 range for all…

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In the last 30 days, we have seen our nearby futures slip lower roughly 25c.  Exports have been light.  Generally, we do not see a lot of corn moved this time of year, but exports have been light nonetheless.  Couple that with a softer local demand and we are looking at cash values that are…

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Aurora, Nebraska - Aurora Cooperative Elevator Company (“Aurora Cooperative”) and KAAPA Ethanol Holdings, LLC (“KAAPA”) are pleased to announce a joint venture involving Aurora Cooperative’s ethanol and grain facilities located west of Aurora, Nebraska. The joint venture plans to make significant investments with the goal of increasing production and efficiency at the ethanol facilities so…

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