April 1, 2015

Spring 2015 Crop Outlook

Corn and soybean crop price outlook for 2015. Purdue Economists Chris Hurt, Corinne Alexander and Jim Mintert review the updated crop outlook, following the release of USDA’s March Prospective Plantings and Grain Stocks reports, and discuss marketing strategies for the 2014 and 2015 crops.

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