July 13, 2020

2020 Corn & Soybean Outlook Webinar

The recording of our July 13th 2020 Corn & Soybean Outlook webinar is available for viewing. The slides used during the presentation are also available for download.

Purdue agricultural economists Michael Langemeier and James Mintert provide an updated corn and soybean outlook featuring information from USDA’s July World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report and updated crop condition information. Also included are estimated 2019 and 2020 ARC-County and PLC payments, 2020 corn and soybean profitability estimates and some insights into marketing and management decisions for corn and soybean producers.

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Episode 16, Purdue Commercial AgCast

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crops, ethanol, farmland values, outlook

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James Mintert

Michael Langemeier

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