October 13, 2017

Fall 2017 Crop Outlook & Marketing Strategies

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Purdue ag economists Chris Hurt and Jim Mintert discuss the corn & soybean outlook, and marketing strategies to consider, following release of USDA’s Oct. 2017 Crop Production & WASDE reports.

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