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MBSA 2009 Crop Report

MBSA 2009 Crop Report. How Things Have Changed. Comments made in the year 1955:. That's only 54 years ago!. "Have you seen the new cars coming out next year? It won't be long before $2000 will only buy a used one." . What Should I Plant?.

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MBSA 2009 Crop Report

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  1. MBSA 2009 Crop Report

  2. How Things Have Changed

  3. Comments made in the year 1955: That's only 54 years ago!

  4. "Have you seen the new cars coming out next year? It won't be long before $2000 will only buy a used one."

  5. What Should I Plant? Although price strength remains broad compared with past years for virtually all competing field crops, prices are currently lower than the unusual highs of a year earlier and full of uncertainty

  6. Cash Price – Transition 7/19/0807/20/09 Corn $7.05 $2.77 Soybean $13.58 $8.53 Wheat $7.79 $4.72

  7. As was the case a year ago, many farmers were uncertain as what to plant as growers were presented with several choices

  8. The Look of the Farmer Should I grow Dry Beans?

  9. Michigan Dry Bean Acres2009 Acres were estimated (from the June 30th USDA report) at 195,000 acres, up 5,000 acres from last year. Expected harvested acres were estimated at 190,000 acres.

  10. MBSA 2009 Estimated Acres Project only 190,000 acres were planted. This is 5,000 acres less than USDA report

  11. I'll tell you one thing, if things keep going the way they are, it's going  to be impossible to buy a week's groceries for $20."

  12. MBSA 2009 Estimated Supply Report of July 8, 2009

  13. "When I first started driving, who would have thought gas would someday cost 29 cents a gallon. Guess we'd be better off leaving the car in the garage."

  14. Acreage is down this year due to competition from GMO Corn and GMO Soybeans

  15. 50% of the Dry Bean Acreage in Michigan Was Planted Between June 15 and July 1

  16. 10% of our Total Crop was Re-planted

  17. Michigan Crop Condition for Week Ending 7/19/09

  18. Total Growing Degree Days June 1 Through July 21

  19. We will need all of September without frost for this dry bean crop to mature.

  20. "I never thought I'd see the day all our kitchen appliance would be electric. They are even making electric typewriters  now."

  21. Thanks and have a great year!

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