Supply and demand forecast difficult to predict this round

Supply and demand forecast difficult to predict this round

USDA’s supply and demand report

Friday will have the first estimates for new marketing years for grains,

oilseeds, and livestock.

Outlook Chairman Seth Meyer says this year, it has been especially difficult to make the projections.

“We have the added issue of delayed planting almost across the board. We’ve got intense trade negotiations going on with the Chinese in town while we will be in lock up.”

Meyer says swings in

commodity markets are also a challenge as lean hog futures prices ranged nearly

seven dollars Tuesday.

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