New Year
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Partners,
The new year is moving so quickly! We are diligently finishing up last year’s records, getting W-2s and 1099s out, looking back at what we learned last year, and making plans about what to adjust for 2019. Our office seems to be a beehive of activity with some late nights involved. Schools are all back in session but there have been several late starts and snow/ice days this past week. The official snowfall this past weekend was around 14" and more is forecasted for tomorrow. Marcus attended the Top Producer meeting in Chicago this week and brought home some new management ideas. Steve was at the Precision Planting meeting in Tremont Thursday for catching up on the latest updates in planter technology.
The government shutdown has affected us a bit. The local FSA office is closed but will reopen for three days next week; but there is very little traffic through there this time of year anyway. The soybean market is very volatile according to who-says-what about trade negotiations with China. It seems that agriculture supports a border wall but also wants a rewrite of immigration policy to allow foreign workers access to our labor market legally. Now the leadership of the house wants to take a vacation! All of this political brinkmanship is quite the show to watch.
All children and grandchildren back in school - at home, elementary school, or college . All the snow days are enjoyed (except for the makeup work). Lots of sledding and snowman building. Phyllis and i hope to make it south for a bit in February.
Current prices:
Corn 3.56
Soybeans 8.54
Fall Prices:
Corn 3.68
Soybeans 9.00
Be careful in the winter weather!
Steve
