Insights

Export inspections- Weekly recap of corn, wheat, and soybean inspections.

CFTC ag and energy report- Data charts showing commitment of traders information for speculative traders, commercials and indexes.

Cost of carry- Calculations comparing storage costs versus board spreads, to use as a hedging and marketing tool.

Crop progress- Breakdown of the planting pace, harvest pace and crop conditions.

Basis charts- Basis levels for a wide range of locations around the country. See example

NOPA crush- Insights into the amount of soybeans processed for the crushing plants every month.

Ethanol- Weekly data on ethanol production and ethanol margins. See example

Export sales- A breakdown of export sales data, including the top 10 buyers for the week and for the year.

WASDE balance sheet charts- Monthly charts highlighting what the latest WASDE data released is showing.

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Gasoline and diesel basis update- Daily analysis including basis information for Group 3, Chicago, Gulf coast and Portland.  Notifications will show 5-year seasonality charts for each of these regions for both gasoline and diesel fuel. See example

Weekly EIA report- Weekly report showing an overview of key points in the EIA report along with how the market is trading the information.  There will be a more in-depth breakdown of each component the EIA reports on.  The analysis also provides 5-year seasonality charts for each reported category.

Quarterly webinars- Webinars reviewing hedging tools and strategies that can be used under the current market dynamic.  These meetings also provide an in-depth market update.

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What does fertilizer consulting provide?

Fertilizer consulting provides risk management insight into all fertilizer markets, with an emphasis on the hedgeable markets that utilize Futures and OTC products. The historical risk taken by buying thousands of tons of fertilizer and waiting months to sell the product can be mitigated by using risk management techniques that can potentially enhance profitability as well.  Risk can be mitigated by applying basis analysis to the futures products that are offered. 

Features & benefits:

• Daily insight covering market factors that drive fertilizer markets
• Recommendations for hedging strategies to help manage risk
• Forward curve analysis and recommendations
• Weekly analysis on crop profitability based upon fertilizer inputs
• Monthly import & export data
• Focused, relevant & exclusive market insights
• Strategic marketing recommendations

Daily update
This report focuses on current news and insights for Urea, UAN and DAP, along with hedging recommendations. This update also provides views on physical trades, financial bids, offers and executed trades.  

This release gives insights on forward curves for all futures products.  The weekly update also illustrates corn profitability versus crop nutrient pricing. 

This update provides timely analysis on imports and exports, and the resulting implications on the market.