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What’s your commodity question this week?

🌧️A wetter start to U.S. spring planting? The Climate Prediction Center favors an above-average precipitation scenario across the U.S. Corn Belt for April. Planting delays could result pending the timing/intensity. Typically, about 25-30% of U.S. corn is planted by April 30.

Times are a changing … in the weather department.

Mr. Samuelson. 1934-2026. He would have been 92 on 3/31. He loved birthdays and celebrated everyone else’s joyfully. Rare to work with someone 45 years. Thank you, O.

War in Iran raises questions about access to inputs: iowapbs.org/shows/mtom/mar…

With @NaomiBlohm covering so much ground, you will want to watch both segments this week. Here is Market Plus: iowapbs.org/shows/mtom/mar…

Learn about the oil-corn relationship from @NaomiBlohm in Market Analysis: iowapbs.org/shows/mtom/mar…

$125 oil would break commodities into new territory, from @NaomiBlohm in our Market Analysis: iowapbs.org/shows/mtom/mar…

How to manage new crop sales with so much unknown? @NaomiBlohm has ideas in our Market Plus: iowapbs.org/shows/mtom/mar…

Making amends for past discrimination. Here is our Cover Story. iowapbs.org/shows/mtom/mar…

$125 per barrel oil would be the key to a big commodity rally. More on Market Plus: youtube.com/watch?v=YxQl9Q…

In our Market Analysis, @NaomiBlohm is struck how quickly sentiment has changed in two weeks: iowapbs.org/shows/mtom/mar…

What's on your commodity mind today? We are recording on Thursday so have your questions to us by noon CDT today.

What's on your commodity mind tonight? We record on Thursday this week so send your questions to us by noon CDT tomorrow.

What will the combination of the war with Iran, new WASDE, the halfway point with harvest in Brazil, and a Trump -Xi meet bring to the markets? Naomi Blohm is in to help provide some perspective. We record early, so get your questions to us by Thursday at noon CDT.

In Market Plus, @chief321 understands that it’s hard to turn down $3500 for a heifer, but you have to protect your downside risk: iowapbs.org/shows/mtom/mar…

Is China buying beans? @chief321 thinks maybe, but maybe not. Details in Market Analysis: iowapbs.org/shows/mtom/mar…

Acres decisions are complex, and @chief321 walks through some scenarios in our Market Analysis: iowapbs.org/shows/mtom/mar…

Corn or beans? @chief321 thinks it depends on your location. Here’s our Market Plus: iowapbs.org/shows/mtom/mar…

What began as an educational tool resulted in produce for the larger community. Here is our Cover Story. iowapbs.org/shows/mtom/mar…