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IFBF Podcast:End of summer commodities on the rise

Idaho Farm Bureau's Podcast

English - August 17, 2021 22:00 - 6 minutes - 4.25 MB - ★★★★ - 6 ratings
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Thanks for joining us…This is the Idaho Farm Bureau Podcast, coming to you from the State Capitol in Boise.

As the summer of 21 wears on…we find ourselves at the end of summer, kids are returning to school and Congress is in recess.

Weather problems in many wheat-producing countries are turning projections for world wheat supplies upside down. Local prices across the nation are skyrocketing. Gary Crawford reports:

Because of the drought Cuts in U.S. and Brazil's corn production will definitely drive corn markets up this year—

We talked to USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey, who says the majority of corn in the country is dough-ing.

Today Chicago futures tipping the 5.68 mark  in Chicago and is rising…