SARDA
Back Forty Mission: To facilitate the transfer of unbiased ideas and information between research institutions, industry, and agricultural producers.
SPRING ISSUE
April 2016
Those Government Reports! By Neil Blue Crop Market Analyst, Alberta Agriculture & Forestry, Vermilion
Government agricultural reports can affect the market. Those who follow the crop and livestock markets have experienced the often dramatic reaction that prices can have after the release of a government report. The information in these reports is an example of the fundamental, or supply and demand, factors affecting market prices. The reports are usually the result of a survey of inventory, or estimated use of crops or livestock, or may be an estimate of acreage or
production. Most government reports are preceded by estimates from private firms. Reaction from the release of the government numbers often depends on how those numbers compare to the range and average of the private estimates. Regardless of the eventual accuracy of these government reports, they are widely respected and therefore heavily weighted in the marketplace.
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IN THIS ISSUE Those Government Reports
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FAO Advisory
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AFSC Enhancements to Insurance Programs
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SARDA Research Projects
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Green Acres Workshops
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Carbon Offsets Updates
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Considering the Spring Price Endorsement
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AFFIRM
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Working for You!
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Blue Book Available Now
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Surface Rights Board Streamlines Process
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Dangerous misuse of Propane Cylinders
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PGR on Clovers
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