Get the crop in

Commodity Market analyst Clark Johnston Has told us that wheat prices have been on a bit of a rollercoaster ride so far this summer with 20-22 cent surges. And wheat producers reached a point where they were starting to sell. The Idaho hay market has stayed steady all summer until recently when demand stepped up and prices were up as much as 30-40 dollars per ton: 

But Johnston says Milk prices have held steady all summer, that trend will hold but demand is expected to go up in the fall. "I think we will see it stay steady just for the fact that demand will pick up as we go into the fall. The cheese fell off in the spring and that demand will pick back up and we will see a little more domestic usage go up with export demand on the cheese market. Milk prices will remain steady to a bit higher going into the new year," said Johnston. 

The Farm Bureau’s market analyst says the great 2021 drought will see its greatest impacts after harvest. "Absolutely, we will see it on feed to start with. Corn started to climb to the $6-dollar mark in that December contract and that will really impact the dairies for sure," said Johnston. 

With farmers facing the biggest challenge of the past decade, there’s still the ‘get the crop in attitude’