Pennsylvania Master Com Growers
(Contlnuad from Pago A 32)
helped the price to drop also during
the harvest peruft. r '**
Where are prices going? Uhrig
predicted some 7.S million acres
will be in com production for 1989
and will produce some $8 billion
bushels of com for this year. He
does not look for the market to hit
$2.85 in 1989 unless we have
another drought, which predic
tions have tagged unlikely.
“Think what will happen to
prices if we do have a good crop
ths year?,” said Uhrig as he waved
his red flag to his audience. “If you
can lock in $2.60 do so. Decent
weather will push prices lower by
fall. There’s a great danger of low
er prices this foil.”
He added that Russia is in the
market now for com, but that
demand will be over by early sum
mer. Uhrig encouraged producers
to learn more about forward con
tracting.
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Brazil and Argentina hold the
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cards. According to several eye
witnesses Brazil has an unprece
dented huge crop coming on. But
on the other hand, Argentina has a
disaster on its hands.
“We will have one last rally on
the soybean market in spring,” said
Uhrig. “And you’ve got to ask
yourself is it worth holding on to
my beans beyond that.”
The big question to be addressed
will be what will the United
States’ acreage be for soybeans in
1989? Uhrig predicts 62 million
acres. Average price will be
$6.25/bushel and $6 at harvest
time.
“I encourage you to think a lot of
forward pricing in the next 6-8
weeks,” added Uhrig.
The Drought Of 1992-’93
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occur every 18 to 20 years and
result partly from the lunar cycle,
according to Uhrig. The changes
affect the tides, weather and rain
fall. The next one is predicted for
1992 or 1993.
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country we have seen a drop in the
number of young people majoring
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United States?”
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