With the past rainfall accumulations, many growers are pleased. For the most part, crops look good in a lot of areas. Although, while some crops look great, others are experiencing small issues. Part of this reason is due to crop emergence stress, lack of sunshine, and excess rain. With the future forecast showing sunshine, the crops will have a good opportunity to turn around. While many growers are focused on post applications, it’s time to start thinking about top dressing needs. The past rainfall has influenced many growers to go ahead with top dressing, as a better crop looks more promising. Regarding top dressing needs, CFC has different options that fit each grower’s needs. We have dry and liquid options. One product I’d like to point out is a Helena product called Coron Metra 25 B. Coron Metra 25 B boosts your crop to help build stronger, more productive plants. Coron Metra 25 B is a foliar fertilizer that provides a safe, efficient controlled-release nitrogen source and supplemental boron. With flexible, in-season foliar applications, it provides timely nutrition when demand is at its highest. To address any needs, contact your agronomist with any questions. As always, stay safe out there.

After 9 months our feed department is right on pace to have one of its most successful years to date. It won’t catch last year’s record setting year, but we should end the year very successful. Our satellite locations have been locked in. I challenged my sales team to grow our satellite locations at the end of last year. Below is a list of how much more feed sales our satellite locations have sold compared to last year at this time. This is a testament to the location employees and sales team in making extra effort in helping the feed department grow. Without buy-in at the locations we could not have had the success we are having.

Viborg- $20,000

Dimock- $50,000

Canova- $36,000

Feed sales in Montrose and Tyndall are down but a lot of that has to do with cheaper ingredient prices. The mill is over 5,600 tons ahead of last year at this time, so we are still gaining new business. I would like to thank the employees and patrons for helping us grow within our current trade territory. I expect great numbers at the end of the fiscal year. If you need anything, please reach out to one of our team members.

Renewable Fuel Quotas for 2025-2027 are seeing nice progress and nice commitment by the current administration’s EPA to support the US ag economy and reduce greenhouse gases through the growing use of sustainable feedstocks. This is some much-needed news for US soybean demand. Soybean oil moves toward a limit up today over this news.

Corn continues to write its own story about strong use and demand. This is the tightest corn carry out number we’ve seen in 5 years. All the normal numbers we look at in corn seem positive. The market is here to inflict pain and it’s doing a good job. If corn can start moving 20 cents higher from here, I would really like farmers to be in contact with us and see what opportunities we can take advantage of whether it’s just a cash offer, a simple basis contract or looking into an accumulator. Don’t be the farmer to just sit back and wait for a weather scare all summer or 45Z news; let’s get an honest marketing plan together.