March 2012 – Tennessee Feed and Grain Association

Warm Temps Jump-Start Planting

By ANDY VANCE
Issue Date: March 26, 2012 | Issue 13 | Volume 84

– Corn Belt temperatures mostly “much above normal.”
– Third of Texas corn planted; 12% of Kansas wheat jointed.
– Early planting could affect crop insurance.

CALLING it the fourth warmest winter on record for the contiguous 48 states, the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) released a report earlier this month detailing much-warmer-than-average temperatures for the preceding three months, […]

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Tennessee Market Highlights

The University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture’s weekly Tennessee Market Highlights newsletter is available online.

Includes:

Weekly Market Trend Comparison

Crop Commentary

Livestock Commentary

Click to View the March 23, 2012 edition of the Tennessee Market Highlights

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Five Guys Leads 2011 Restaurant Growth

John Maday
Managing Editor
Drovers CattleNetwork

Among all the negative news coverage related to beef, it’s nice to see that restaurant patrons still love a good burger. According to a release previewing an annual report from market-research company Technomic Inc., Five Guys Burgers and Fries was the fastest growing large chain last year, with a 32.8 percent growth in sales.

Overall, sales at the top 500 U.S. restaurant chains […]

By Administrator|2012-03-21T22:53:42-05:00March 21st, 2012|Uncategorized|0 Comments

Corn Yield Prospects and Price Implications

By Susan Jongeneel, University of Illinois

With 2011-12 marketing year-ending stocks of U.S. corn expected to be near pipeline levels, the size of the 2012 crop has substantial price implications, according to University of Illinois agricultural economist Darrel Good.

Acreage intentions will be revealed in the USDA’s March 30 Prospective Plantings report, but much of the current discussion centers on prospects for […]