06/30/2009 04:41PM
Grain Acreage:Area Planted & Harvested (2008 vs. 2009)
2008
2009
Change
Corn Planted
85,982,000
87,035,000
1.22%
Corn Harvested
78,640,000
80,107,000
1.87%
Sorghum Planted
8,284,000
6,960,000
-15.98%
Sorghum Harvested
7,271
06/26/2009 08:34AM
Top 10:States With The Most Cattle Slaugther (2008 vs. 2009)
United States
3,139,600
2,849,600
May
May
State
2008
2009
% Of U.S.
1
Texas
652,000
597,700
20.97%
2
Nebraska
652,300
579,400
20.33%
3
06/08/2009 09:59AM
COT Money Report:Grains & Livestock
Open
Contract
Total (3)
Futures
Total
Interest (1)
Size (2)
OI * CS
Close
Dollars (4)
Wheat
346,108
5,000
1,730,540,000
6.23
$10,781,264,200
Corn
979,982
5
03/23/2009 07:35AM
Todd Allen probably would need a 36-hour day before he could get his finger more firmly placed on the cattle industry's pulse than he has now.
Suffice it to say he stays busy.
He's president of Cargill's cattle feeding operations and the Kansas Livestock Association. Plus, he's on long list of
03/09/2009 02:34PM
Top 10:States With The Most Cattle Slaughter (2007 vs. 2008)
2007
2008
Change
United States
34,364,900
34,264,100
-0.29%
1
Nebraska
7,071,400
7,112,500
0.58%
2
Texas
6,111,100
6,739,800
10.29%
3
Kansas
03/08/2009 08:42AM
Top 10:States With The Most Cattle Slaughter Plants
United States
630
States
Number
% Of U.S.
1
Pennsylvania
75
11.90%
2
New York
35
5.56%
3
Texas
34
5.40%
4
Nebraska
26
4.13%
5
03/02/2009 01:16PM
Top 10:States With The Lowest Farm Real Estate Values
average value per acre
1
New Mexico
500
2
Wyoming
560
3
North Dakota
770
4
Montana
900
5
South Dakota
920
6
Nevada
1,000
7
Kansas
1,020
8
Colorado
1,150
9
03/02/2009 01:01PM
Top 10:States With The Highest Farm Real Estate Values
average value per acre
1
Rhode Island
16,800
2
New Jersey
15,300
3
Connecticut
12,700
4
Massachusetts
12,300
5
Delaware
10,300
6
Maryland
8,000
7
California
6,440
8
02/27/2009 10:27AM
Top 10:States With The Most Egg Production In 2008
U.S. Production
90,151,000,000
State
Eggs
% Of U.S.
1
Iowa
14,407,000,000
15.98%
2
Ohio
7,168,000,000
7.95%
3
Indiana
6,523,000,000
7.24%
4
Pennsylvania
6,181