Planting forecasts key to crop markets now

Crystal Reed
Apr 8, 2026
Apr 8, 2026

Now is a good time to get the planter out, hook it up to the tractor and get a few things done.
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Funds in the grain market are in record long positions, and there is an energy, fertilizer and weather premium is the market, said Don Roose at U.S. Commodities.

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