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Oil prices facing extreme volatility following U.S. bombings in Iran
On Saturday, President Trump had the U.S. military launch a series of coordinated bombings against three nuclear facilities in Iran. With this major escalation, Iran’s government is now deciding how to respond, and they have already issued a warning of “dangerous consequences.” Greg McBride, director of brokerage at Allendale, Inc., said one word can describe what this means for the markets: volatility. The immediate response from Iran’s government was to vote to close the Strait of Hormuz,...
Pioneer brand corn performs well in 2020
Pioneer is pleased with the performance of its corn products in 2020. According to Adam Theis, US Pioneer Marketing Lead for Corn, the top 40 popular Pioneer brand corn products by sales volume delivered an average 4.2 bushel per acre yield advantage over the...
UPL is promoting Open Ag: ?No limits and no borders?
The world is getting smaller and smaller as the years go by. We can communicate around the globe as easily as we can communicate across the room. The growth in collaboration and innovation is boundless the more we work together. Sharing ideas and practices are the...
NPPC: Anti-meat group shows ?true colors?
Last week, the head of an anti-meat extremist group posed as the CEO of a major pork producer during a national television interview. The National Pork Producers Council says the conversation contained ?outrageous and false claims? about the U.S. pork industry and the...
Wyffels gearing up for 2021 growing season
The 2021 growing season will be here before you know it and the team at Wyffels Hybrids is ready for a strong year. Dr. Brent Tharp is technical product manager for Wyffels Hybrids. In a recent interview with the Iowa Agribusiness Radio Network as part of the NAFB...
Soybean exports hold strong in final 2020 report
It was a great week of crop sales in the final US Export Sales Report of 2020. Allendale commodities broker Greg McBride says corn sales were at the upper end of the range of estimates at over 964,000 metric tons. The leader this week was soybeans at over one million...
Nutrien Premium Technologies celebrates new and old product offerings
Nutrien Premium Technologies looks forward to celebrating its newer and older product offerings in the new year.Nutrien Premium Technologies recently launched Smart Nutrition MAP+MST. Doug Sibbett, marketing representative for Nutrien Premium Technologies, says the...
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Opening Market Podcast – Greg McBride Allendale 2-28-22
Tensions in the Black Sea region and Putin's call for Nuclear alert have the markets skittish again today. Greg McBride of Allendale joins Dustin to talk about what is happening in the trade.
U.S. Export Sales Report (2-25-22)
With the holiday this past Monday, the USDA released its weekly U.S. Export Sales Report on Friday.We actually saw a rather bullish report this week. However, Allendale commodity broker Greg McBride said to be cautious since the current global situation is so...
Closing Market Podcast 2-25-2022
USDA extending deadline for Spot Market Hog Pandemic Program
Hog producers who sold hogs through a spot market sale during the COVID-19 pandemic now have until April 15, 2022, to submit their applications for the U.S. Department of Agriculture?s (USDA) Spot Market Hog Pandemic Program (SMHPP). SMHPP, which is part of USDA?s...
Naig excited for planters to start rolling in Iowa
We?re about to turn the page on February, which means planting season is right around the corner.Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig tells IARN affiliate KMA that spring planting season is an exciting time of the year. Weather is always a pivotal factor in...
