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Market Fundamentals and Price Outlook for 2014 and Beyond MSU Field Crops Meetings. Jim Hilker Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics Department Michigan State University February 19-21, 2014. Monthly Corn Futures. Weekly Corn Futures. March 2014 Corn Futures.
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Market Fundamentals and Price Outlook for 2014 and BeyondMSU Field Crops Meetings Jim Hilker Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics Department Michigan State University February 19-21, 2014
U.S. Corn Supply and Demand February 10, 2014
U.S. Meat Production and Prices February 10, 2014
Ethanol Producer Net Returns* Above Variable Costs / Spot prices + 99 cents / gal. (12/6/13) Note: USDA-WAOB estimates based on USDA-AMS plant reports and DOE-EIA estimates and forecasts for natural gas and electricity prices. * Net returns do not include adjustments for corn oil extraction. December 10, 2013
Ethanol and RBOB Futures Prices Reformulate Gasoline Blend Stock (RBOB) Ethanol $.73 12/06/13 Note: Ethanol prices based on CBOT futures. RBOB (Reformulated Gasoline Blend Stock) based on NYME futures. December 10, 2013
Average Daily U.S. Ethanol Production Oct-Nov projected from weekly EIA data Source: U.S. Dept. of Energy, Energy Information Administration. December 10, 2013
Weekly Ethanol Stocks Source: DOE-Energy Information Administration, Weekly Petroleum Status Report. December 10, 2013
World Corn Production February 10, 2014
World Corn Supply and Use February 10, 2014
China - Historical Grain Production Production of corn exceeded rice for the first time in 2012 January 10, 2014
China: Major Crop Area ChangeTotal for all years, 2003-12 January 10, 2014
China Corn Yield Record corn yield in 2013 6.0 T/Ha January 10, 2014
China Corn Area 36.0 Mha Record corn area in 2013 – up nearly every year since 1999. January 10, 2014
China Corn Production 217.0 MT Record corn production in 2013 – Production soared after 2003. January 10, 2014
World Corn Production February 10, 2014
World Corn Supply and Use February 10, 2014
Dec 14 Corn $4.58’2 versus Nov 14 Soybeans $11.16’2C/S Price Ratio 2.44 (??)Harvest Cash Corn $4.00versusHarvest Cash Soybeans $10.50C/S Price Ratio 2.62 (S’s?)