February 10, 2023

February Corn & Soybean Outlook Update

Purdue agricultural economists Nathanael Thompson, Michael Langemeier, and James Mintert discussed the corn and soybean outlook following USDA’s February World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report and provided implications for crop marketing strategies on February 10, 2023.

The webinar recording and slides used during the presentation are available for download below. The video recording from the webinar broadcast is also available via YouTube, please consider subscribing to the Center’s channel. And the audio recording from the webinar broadcast can also be accessed as episode 124 of the Purdue Commercial AgCast on your favorite podcast app.

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