2015 Market Outlook Overview

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2015 Market Outlook - Overview Hansford County Producers Meeting Spearman, Texas January 26, 2015

Presented By: Dr. Steve Amosson Regents Fellow Professor and Extension Economist

Presentation Outline • Input Prices • Cost of Production & Breakeven Prices • Feed grain outlook • Wheat outlook • Cattle fundamentals • Outlook Summary and Closing Comments • Farm Program update

2015 Feed Grains Projected Profitability

Irrigated Corn Costs of Production 2010-2015 (estimated) $210 $200 $190 $180 $170 $160 $150 $140 $130 $120 $110 $100 $90 $80 $70 $60 $50 $40 $30 $20 $10 $0

Seed (per acre) Fertilizer (per acre) Insecticide (per acre) Herbicide (per acre) Irrigation Labor Cash Rent & Leases

Crop Profitability:

What will work in 2015? • Making the Decision • Returns over Variable Cost • Variable Cost – Out-of-Pocket Expenses Directly Related to Producing a Crop • • • •

Seed Fertilizer Chemicals Irrigation

• Returns over Total Cost • Return on Investment

Estimated Costs and Returns for 2015 Primary Irrigated Crops in Texas High Plains Wheat Soybean

Corn Silage

Sorghum Silage

75 cwt

65 bu

60 bu

27 ton

21 ton

$4.37

$0.58 / 160

$7.00

$6.02

$9.00

$40.30

$36.30

Grazing Income

-

-

-

$68

-

-

-

Gross Returns

$983

$771

$525

$459

$540

$1088

$762

Ac-In Applied*

22

12

14

15

14

20

13

Variable Costs

$718

$624

$409

$369

$385

$868

$527

Returns Over VC

$265

$147

$116

$91

$155

$220

$235

Corn Prod/Ac Price

Cotton

225 bu 1100 lbs

Sorghum

*Ac-In Priced at $4.30/mcf assuming 1 mcf = 1 ac-in

Estimated 2015 Corn returns over variable cost for various yields & prices Yield:

170

200

225

240

260

bushels

Price $/bu

Returns over Variable Costs ($)

3.50

(99.29)

(7.49)

69.01

114.91

176.11

4.00

(14.29)

92.51

181.51

234.91

306.11

4.37

48.61

166.51

264.76

323.71

402.31

4.85

130.21

262.51

372.76

438.91

527.11

5.35

215.21

362.51

485.26

558.91

657.11

Estimated 2015 Sorghum returns over variable cost for various yields & prices Yield: Price $/cwt

45

60

75

90

105

cwt Returns over Variable Costs ($)

5.60

(133.82)

(61.37)

11.08

83.53

155.98

6.40

(97.82)

(13.37)

71.08

155.53

239.98

7.00

(70.82)

22.63

116.08

209.53

302.98

7.80

(34.82)

70.63

176.08

281.53

386.98

8.60

1.18

118.63

236.08

353.53

470.98

Estimated 2015 Cotton returns over variable cost for various yields & prices Yield: Price $ / lb

500

800

1100

1400

1700

lbs Returns over Variable Costs ($)

0.50

(200.31)

(70.87)

58.57

188.00

317.44

0.55

(175.31)

(30.87)

113.57

258.00

402.44

0.58

(160.31)

(6.87)

146.57

300.00

453.44

0.65

(125.31)

49.13

223.57

398.00

572.44

0.70

(100.31)

89.13

278.57

468.00

657.44

Estimated 2015 Wheat returns over variable cost for various yields and prices Yield: Price $/bu

45

55

65

75

85

bushels Returns over Variable Costs ($)

5.00

(63.36)

(19.46)

24.44

68.34

112.24

5.50

(40.86)

8.04

56.94

105.84

154.74

6.02

(17.46)

36.64

90.74

144.84

198.94

6.50

4.14

63.04

121.94

180.84

239.74

7.00

26.64

90.54

154.44

218.34

282.24

Estimated 2015 Corn Silage returns over variable cost for various yields & prices Yield:

18

22

27

32

38

tons

Price $/bu

Returns over Variable Costs ($)

30

(249.09)

(164.29)

(58.29)

47.71

174.91

35

(159.09)

(54.29)

76.71

207.71

364.91

40

(69.09)

55.71

220.71

367.71

554.91

45

20.91

165.71

346.71

527.71

744.91

50

110.91

275.71

481.71

687.71

934.91

Estimated 2015 Sorghum Silage returns over variable cost for various yields & prices Yield:

12

16

21

26

30

tons

Price $/cwt

Returns over Variable Costs ($)

25

(147.94)

(83.14)

(2.14)

78.86

143.66

30

(87.94)

(3.14)

102.86

208.86

293.66

36

(15.94)

92.86

235.86

364.86

473.66

40

32.06

156.86

312.86

468.86

593.66

45

92.06

236.86

417.86

589.86

743.66

Estimated Costs and Returns for 2015 Primary Dryland Crops in Texas High Plains

Cotton

Sorghum

Wheat

Sunflowers

400 lbs

25 cwt

20 bu

10 cwt

$0.58 / 160

$7.00

$6.02

$17.30

Grazing Income

-

-

$36.50

-

Gross Returns

$280.29

$175.00

$156.90

$173.00

Variable Costs

$305.42

$144.09

$136.41

$161.68

Returns Above VC

($25.13)

$30.91

$20.49

$11.32

Production/Ac Price

2015 Feed Grain Fundamentals

World Days of Use on Hand, 12/10/2014 140

140

120

120

100

100

80

72

80

60

60

40

40

20

20

Corn

0

0

Days of Use

20-yr avg

140

140

120

120 100

80

60

60

40

40

0

10-yr avg

75

20

Wheat

20-yr avg

100

80

20

Soybeans

Days of Use

10-yr avg

100

115

Rice

0

Days of Use

20-yr avg

10-yr avg

Days of Use

Cotton: 350 day supply

20-yr avg

10-yr avg

World Per Capita Grain Use

kg

400 390 380 370 360 350 340 330 320 310 300

barley, corn, millet, mixed grains, oats, rice , rye, sorghum, soybeans, and wheat USDA, Foreign Agricultural Service, PSD, 12/18/2014

384

Global Economic Growth Percent Change

10 8 6 4 2 0 -2

-6

1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

-4

World

Advanced Economies

World Economic, Outlook, October 2014: http://www.imf.org

Emerging Market and Developing Economies

Million Bushels

7000 6000 5000 4000 3000 2000 1000 0 80/81 81/82 82/83 83/84 84/85 85/86 86/87 87/88 88/89 89/90 90/91 91/92 92/93 93/94 94/95 95/96 96/97 97/98 98/99 99/00 00/01 01/02 02/03 03/04 04/05 05/06 06/07 07/08 08/09 09/10 10/11 11/12 12/13 13/14 14/15

U.S. Corn: Disappearance Feed & Residual

Fuel

Exports

Source: Feed Yearbook, USDA/ERS, WASDE, USDA 2013/14 preliminary; 2014/15 projected

FSI Minus Fuel

Corn U.S. Supply/Demand (million bushels) Supply Beginning Stks Production Total Supply Disappearance Domestic Use Exports Total Use Ending Stks Carryover/Use (%) Avg. Farm Price

2010/11

2011/12

2012/13

2013/14

2014/15

1,708 12,447

1,128 12,360

989 10,755

821 13,925

1,331 14,216

14,182

13,517

11,904

14,782

15,547

11,221 1,834

10,985 1,543

10,353 730

11,629 1,917

11,920 1,750

13,055

12,528

11,083

13,546

13,670

1,128 8.64 5.18

989 7.90 6.22

821 7.41 6.89

1,236 9.13 4.46

1,877 13.73 3.65

Corn, SAFP and Stocks to Use Ratio 1969/70-2014/15 8 7

2012 2011

6

2010

5

2007

4

2009

2013 2008 2014

3 2 1 0 0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

Sorghum U.S. Supply/Demand (million bushels) Supply Beginning Stks Production Total Supply Disappearance Domestic Use Exports Total Use Ending Stks Carryover/Use (%) Avg. Farm Price

2010/11

2011/12

2012/13

2013/14

2014/15

41 346

27 214

23 248

15 389

34 408

387

242

280

404

442

208 152

156 63

189 76

158 212

175 230

359

219

265

370

405

27 7.52 5.02

23 10.51 5.99

15 5.66 6.33

34 9.19 4.28

37 9.14 3.50

Feed Use

Feed and Residual Use GCAU mil

mt/GCAU

Year to Year Change: GCAU: +2.7% Feed/GCAU: +3.5%

100

2.5

90 80

2.0

70 60

1.5

50 40

1.0

30 20

0.5

10 0

0.0 19751977197919811983198519871989199119931995199719992001200320052007200920112013 Dairy Poultry

Cattle on Feed Other Livestock

Other Cattle Feed per GCAU

Hogs Plus DDGs

USDA Feed Grain Database and Agricultural Marketing Resource Center, December 19, 2014

37% Cattle 28% Pork 34% Poultry

Cattle on Feed 1,000+ capacity feedlots

Latest Data: October 2014

Iowa State Hog Inventory & Price Projections

Ethanol Demand

One gallon = 3.87 liters

Ethanol Profitability per gallon Agricultural Marketing Resource Center, Iowa State University http://www.agmrc.org/renewable_energy/ $4.00 $3.50 $3.00 $2.50 $2.00 $1.50 $1.00 $0.50 $0.00

Corn

Natural Gas

Other VC

FC

Revenue

Oct 2014 revenue and prices (change from previous month): profit $0.03/gal (-91%); ethanol $1.56/gallon (-15%); corn $3.26/bu (-2%); natural gas $7.94/1000 ft3 (-0%); ddgs $103/ton (-15%)

U.S. Ethanol Production

“144 countries have defined renewable energy targets” http://www.ren21.net/REN21Activities/GlobalStatusReport.aspx

2014 U.S. Ethanol Exports US ethanol exports in November reached 344 million liters (90.8 million gallons), the highest volume seen so far in 2014 and the highest since December 2011, when more than 600 million liters left the country, US Census Bureau data showed Wednesday.

Exports

Corn Production Million bu

30,000 25,000 20,000 15,000 10,000 5,000 0

US WASDE 11/8/2013

Foreign

Corn Exports as % of World Share 1972 - 2014 100 U.S. Share Percent

80 60 40 20

EU-27 Share

0 72 74 76 78 80 82 84 86 88 90 92 94 96 98 00 02 04 06 08 10 12 14

Note: From 1972/73 – 1998/99 is EU-15. USDA revised to EU-27 in 1999/00. USDA revised to EU-28 in 2014/15.

Corn: Major Exporters 2013/14 and 2014/15 (million metric tons) Brazil 21.50

S. Africa 3.00

Brazil 19.50

S. Africa 2.20

U.S. 48.70 Other 16.79

U.S. 44.45 Other 14.35

Argentina 15.50

Argentina 12.00

24.65 FSU-12

2013/14 (estimated) Total = 130.14

19.84 FSU-12

2014/15 (projected) Total = 112.34

Sorghum: Major Importers 2013/14 and 2014/15 (million metric tons) Other 2.175

Sudan 0.075

Chile 0.150 Mexico 0.162

Sudan 0.200

Other 1.390 Chile 0.250 Mexico 0.100

Japan 1.003 Columbia 0.104

2013/14 (estimated) Total = 7.830

China 4.161

China 5.000

Japan 1.200 Columbia 0.250

2014/15 (projected) Total = 8.390

1980/1981 1981/1982 1982/1983 1983/1984 1984/1985 1985/1986 1986/1987 1987/1988 1988/1989 1989/1990 1990/1991 1991/1992 1992/1993 1993/1994 1994/1995 1995/1996 1996/1997 1997/1998 1998/1999 1999/2000 2000/2001 2001/2002 2002/2003 2003/2004 2004/2005 2005/2006 2006/2007 2007/2008 2008/2009 2009/2010 2010/2011 2011/2012 2012/2013 2013/2014 2014/2015

Corn and Soybean Harvested Area in Brazil and Argentina Combined

Million acres

200 180 160 140 120 100 80 60 40 20 0

Soybeans

PSD, 9/24/2014

Corn

2014/15—combined all time record high; soybeans +4 mil (+3.2%), corn -2 mil (-4.5%)

U.S. Corn Export Sales Commitments, 2014/15 MY

U.S. Sorghum Export Sales Commitments, 2014/15 MY

U.S. Dollar Index 1-23-15

Up 17%

2015 Feedgrain Production Possibilities

Sorghum: Area Planted and Harvested, 2006 – 2014 (1,000 acres) Planted 1/

Harvested

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2750

2800

3000

2700

2350

2600

2500

3100

2850

2500

2650

2800

2550

2250

2000

2100

2800

2650

370

350

270

210

140

130

120

285

170

240

240

210

135

80

90

60

140

120

Texas

2000

2750

3500

2700

1900

1550

2350

3000

2600

1300

2450

3050

2050

1700

1150

1900

2300

2100

U.S

6522

7712

8404

6599

5369

5451

6259

8061

7213

4937

6792

7312

5502

4806

3945

4995

6530

6174

Kansas Nebraska

1/ Includes area planted in preceding fall. 2013 estimated, 2014 forecasted; 2014 intended planting as indicated by reports from farmers. Source: USDA Planted Acreage Report, 6/30/14; Prospective Plantings 3/28/14; WASDE and Crop Production, 12/10/14, Annual Crop Production, January 2014

Corn: Area Planted and Harvested, 2007 – 2014 (1,000 acres) Planted 1/ 2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

Harvested 2012

2013

2014

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

12800

13300

13050

13700

13700

13100

13200

11900

11800

12400

12400

12250

11800

11700

3630

3860

4650

4200

3950

4000

3700

8550

8850

8850

9600

9100

9550

8750

2030

1960

2080

1470

1550

2000

1930

78570

79490

81446

83879

87365

87668

83097

1390 0 Iowa

14200

13300

13600

13400

14100

14200

13600

13600

Illinois

13200

12100

12000

12600

12600

12800

12000

11900

1305 0 3680

Kansas

3900

3850

4100

4850

4900

4700

4300

4050 9200

Nebraska

9400

8800

9150

9150

9850

10000

9950

9300

Texas

2150

2300

2350

2300

2050

1850

2350

2250

93527

85982

86382

88192

91936

97291

95365

90885

1970

U.S

1/ Includes area planted in preceding fall. 2013 estimated, 2014 forecasted; 2014 intended planting as indicated by reports from farmers.

Source: USDA Planted Acreage Report, 6/30/14; Prospective Plantings 3/28/14; WASDE and Crop Production, 12/10/14, Annual Crop Production, January 2014

8652 0

U.S. Corn Acres Average USDA:FSA =101%

100,000,000

103%

80,000,000 60,000,000 40,000,000 20,000,000 0 2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

FSA Planted, Failed, Prevented

2011

2012

USDA Planted

2013 Dec-14

Corn: 88 million, down 3.2% Soybeans: 84 million, down 0.2% Wheat: 56 million, -1.4% Cotton: 9.8 million, -9.3% Sorghum: 7.5 million, +4.2%

U.S. Planted Acres Million acres

300 250 200 150 100 50 0

Corn USDA, 12/18/2014

Soybeans

Wheat

Cotton

Sorghum

Corn U.S. Supply/Demand Item Planted Acreage (Mil. Acs.) Harvested Acreage (Mil. Acs.) Yield (Bushels)

06/07

07/08

08/09

09/10

10/11

11/12

12/13

13/14

14/15

78.30 70.60 149.10

93.50 86.50 150.70

86.00 78.60 153.90

86.40 79.50 164.70

88.20 81.40 152.80

91.90 84.00 147.20

97.30 87.40 123.10

95.40 87.70 158.80

90.90 83.10 171.00

Supply Beginning Stocks Production Imports

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Million Bushels - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1,967 10,531 12

1,304 13,038 20

1,624 12,092 14

1,673 13,092 8

1,708 12,447 28

1,128 12,360 29

989 10,755 160

821 13,925 36

1,236 14,216 25

12,510

14,362

13,729

14,774

14,182

13,517

11,904

14,782

15,547

5,591 3,490 2,125

5,913 4,387 2,437

5,182 5,025 1,849

5,125 5,961 1,980

4,795 6,426 1,834

4,557 6,428 1,543

4,315 6,038 730

5,132 6,497 1,917

5,375 6,545 1,750

11,207

12,737

12,056

13,066

13,055

12,528

11,083

13,546

13,670

Ending Stocks

1,304

1,624

1,673

1,708

1,128

989

821

1,236

1,877

Carryover/Use (%)

11.64

12.75

13.88

13.07

8.64

7.90

7.41

9.13

13.73

3.04

4.20

4.06

3.55

5.18

6.22

6.89

4.46

3.65

Total Supply Disappearance Feed and Residual Food, Seed & Industrial Exports Total Use

Average Farm Price ($/Bu.)

2013/14 estimated; 2014/15 projected; numbers may not add due to rounding; SOURCE: USDA/NASS/ERS/WASDE

U.S. Corn Yields Bushels per acre 173.4

180 164.7 160 140 120 100 80 60

Yield WASDE, 12/10/2014

Trend

Corn Yield, % Deviation From Trend 25% 20% 15% 10% 5% 0% -5% -10% -15% -20% -25% 1980 1982 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 WASDE, 12/10/2014

Area and Yield Needed to Produce 13.745 billion bushel crop USDA Long-range projections: December 18, 2014 Bushels per acre 180 178 176 174 172 170 168 166 164 162 160 158 156 154 152 150 148 146 144 142 140

Add to Ending Stocks

-440 mil

Reduce Ending Stocks 85

86

87

88

89

90

91

92

93

94

Planted acres, millions

95

96

97

98

99

100

This and That

Corn to Soybean Price Ratio • Normal or considered neutral 2.5 • Current ratio: 9.60/4.17 = 2.30

El Niño/Southern Oscillation (ENSO) Diagnostic Discussion, 18 December 2014 http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/analysis_monitoring/enso_advisory/

Corn

Dec. 2015 Corn Contract

¢/bu

500

480

460

9/2/2014 9/15/2014 9/26/2014 10/9/2014 10/22/2014 11/4/2014 11/17/2014 12/1/2014 12/12/2014 12/25/2014 1/7/2015 1/20/2015 1/31/2015 2/11/2015 2/24/2015 3/9/2015 3/20/2015 4/2/2015 4/15/2015 4/28/2015 5/11/2015 5/22/2015 5/31/2015 6/9/2015 6/18/2015 6/27/2015 7/6/2015 7/15/2015 7/24/2015 8/2/2015 8/11/2015 8/20/2015 8/29/2015 9/7/2015 9/16/2015 9/25/2015 10/4/2015 10/13/2015 10/22/2015 10/31/2015 11/9/2015 11/18/2015 11/27/2015 12/6/2015 12/15/2015

December Corn Futures and 2015 Marketing Plan 20%

South American crop conditions Battle for Acres Planting Intentions

20% 20%

Planting Intentions Grain Stocks Early season crop conditions Weather outlook

20%

Acreage Report/ Grain Stocks Weather

20%

Tassel and August Crop Report Cash sales at harvest

440

420

400

380

360

340

320

300

2015 Wheat Fundamentals

World Days of Use on Hand, 12/10/2014 140

140

120

120

100

100

80

72

80

60

60

40

40

20

20

Corn

0

0

Days of Use

20-yr avg

140

140

120

120 100

80

60

60

40

40

0

10-yr avg

75

20

Wheat

20-yr avg

100

80

20

Soybeans

Days of Use

10-yr avg

100

115

Rice

0

Days of Use

20-yr avg

10-yr avg

Days of Use

Cotton: 350 day supply

20-yr avg

10-yr avg

Wheat Production, Major Countries mmt

160 150 140 130 120 110 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 Argentina

Australia

2010/2011

Canada 2011/2012

USDA, Foreign Agricultural Service, 12/10/2014

China

EU 28 2012/2013

FSU-12

India 2013/2014

Pakistan

US

2014/2015

World Wheat Supply, Use, Ending Stocks, and Exports 2009 - 2014 Million Metric Tons

1000

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

800 600 400 200 0 Supply

Use

Ending Stocks

Exports

World Wheat Exports 2013/14 - 2014/15 (million metric tons) Other

Other

20.73

FSU-12

FSU-12

37.10

19.78

37.74

Canada

Canada

23.24

Argentina

2.20

23.00 Argentina

6.00

Australia

EU-28

Australia

18.62

31.93

17.50 EU-28

30.00

32.01

25.17

U.S.

U.S.

2013/14 (estimated) Total = 165.83

2014/15 (projected) Total = 159.19

U.S. Wheat Exports, 1980 - 2014 1800

Million Bushels

1600 1400 1200 1000 800 80 82 84 86 88 90 92 94 96 98 00 02 04 06 08 10 12 14

International Grain Council – January 22, 2015

Wheat U.S. Supply/Demand (million bushels) 2010/11

2011/12

2012/13

2013/14

2014/15

976 2,207 97

862 1,999 112

743 2,252 123

718 2,135 169

590 2,026 180

3,279

2,974

3,118

3,021

2,796

1,128 1,289

1,180 1,051

1,388 1,012

1,255 1,176

1,184 925

Total Use

2,417

2,231

2,400

2,431

2,109

Ending Stks Carryover/Use (%) Avg. Farm Price

862 35.67 5.70

743 33.31 7.24

718 29.92 7.77

590 24.27 6.87

687 32.58 6.10

Supply Beginning Stks Production Imports Total Supply Disappearance Domestic Use Exports

Wheat: Area Planted and Harvested, 2007 – 2014 (1,000 acres) Planted 1/

Harvested

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

10400

9600

9300

8400

8800

9400

9500

N. Dakota

8595

9230

8680

8530

6800

7840

Oklahoma

5900

5600

5700

5300

5100

Texas

6200

5800

6400

5700

60460

63193

59168

53593

Kansas

U.S

2014

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

9600

8600

8900

8800

8000

7900

9000

8450

8800

6105

7960

8405

8640

8415

8400

6590

7765

6025

7490

5400

5600

5300

3500

4500

3500

3900

3200

4300

3400

2800

5300

5700

6300

6000

3800

3300

2450

3750

1900

2900

2350

2250

54409

55294

56236

56822

50999

55699

49893

47619

45705

48758

45332

46381

1/ Includes area planted in preceding fall. 2013 estimated, 2014 forecasted; 2014 intended planting as indicated by reports from farmers.

Source: USDA Planted Acreage Report, 6/30/14; Prospective Plantings 3/28/14; WASDE and Crop Production, 1/12/15, Annual Crop Production, January 2015

U.S. Wheat Yield, 1980 - 2014 50

y = 0.3184x + 33.88 2015 est. = 45.34

Bu./Ac.

45 40 35 30 25 80 82 84 86 88 90 92 94 96 98 00 02 04 06 08 10 12 14

Winter Wheat Crop Condition Index

Wheat

July 15 KC Wheat

Wheat, Corn, and Soybeans Speculative Investment

High and Low July KCBT Wheat Prices 1976-2014

# of Occurrences

12

High

Low

10 8 6 4 2 0 Earlier J

J

A

S

O

N

D

J

F

M

A

M

J

J

2015 Cattle Fundamentals

2014 = 29 Million Head -2 Percent

2014 = 9.2 Million Head -0.1 Percent

BEEF COW SLAUGHTER Federally Inspected, Weekly

.Avg -2007 11 2012

T C O

JU L

R

2013 AP

JA

N

Thou. Head 90 85 80 75 70 65 60 55 50 45 40

HEIFER SLAUGHTER Federally Inspected, Weekly Thou. Head 215 205

.Avg -2007 11

195 185 175

2012

165 155 145

2013 T C O

JU L

R AP

JA

N

135

Cattle on Feed Report 1-23-15

Supply Factors • Continued Tight Supplies – Calves, feeder cattle, cows

• Herd Expansion? – Sharply lower beef cow slaughter – Expect more heifers held back – Expect cow herd growth

Demand

Index Value 120 100

RETAIL ALL FRESH BEEF DEMAND INDEX Third Quarter, Using CPI 1990=100

100 99 91 89 86 84

80

75 73 75 77

82 82 83 85

92

87

83 83

87 78

78 79 76 75 74

60 40 20 0 1990

1992

1994

1996

1998

2000

2002

2004

2006

2008

2010

2012

2014

Demand • Surprisingly Strong in 2014 – More than expected

• Aided by High Pork and Poultry Prices • Growing Economy

Interesting Stuff • Feeder Cattle vs Fed Cattle – Feeders too high

• Calf Slaughter – Contribute to more on feed

• Record High Dressed Weights • More Choice • More Formula Pricing

Ag Center Feeder Matrix Projected profitability analysis for feeders being placed on feed January 25th

BEEF GRADED CHOICE As a Percent of Beef Graded, Weekly Percent 68 .Avg -2007 11

66 64

2012

62 60

2013

58

T C O

JU L

R AP

JA

N

56

Percent 100% 90%

STEERS/HEIFERS SOLD BY TRANSACTION Texas, Oklahoma & New Mexico Weekly Negotiated

80% 70% 60%

Negotiated Grid

50% 40%

Formula

30% 20% 10% 0%

Forward Contract

Feed Grains Summary • Abundant carryover stocks both domestically & worldwide will limit upside • Demand is and will be increasing but how much??? – Feed use - - will be up but limited – Ethanol use and exports will be relatively flat due to the strength of the dollar

• • • •

Basis maybe weakening slightly due to lower fuel/oil prices Loss of Direct Farm Program Payments Weather is starting off in a normal pattern Wildcards – Planted acreage – Weather

Wheat Summary • Abundant carryover stocks both domestically & worldwide will limit upside • Demand appears to be at best flat due to dependence on exports and increased feed grain supplies – Increased feed grain supplies worldwide – Strength of the dollar

• Basis maybe Strengthening slightly due to lower fuel/oil prices • Currently crop condition and projected weather patterns suggest normal production

• Really need something good to happen!

Summary & Grain EWAGS • Estimated breakevens – Corn …….. $4.05/bu. – Sorghum…….. Irrigated $4.24/bu. & Dryland $4.42/bu. – Wheat…….. Irrigated - VC $4.42/bu. & Dryland $4.87/bu. Irrigated - TC $6.95/bu. & Dryland $7.46/bu.

• Harvest prices – normal weather – Corn ………. $4.15/bushel – Sorghum….. 90 – 95% the price of corn – Wheat……… $5.50/bushel

• It is going to be a tricky year to make a profit so you need to: – Use a sharp pencil in determining your crop mix – Take advantage of marketing opportunities when they present themselves

Cattle Fundamental Summary • Continued tight supplies • Herd expansion appears to be starting • Beef demand was strong in 2014 supported by high hog and poultry prices • Beef production will fall only slightly in 2015 – Heavier weights & reduced calf slaughter

• Expect increases in swine & poultry production to dampen further increases in beef prices as the year unfolds • May see feeder prices falling somewhat

Projected Prices for 2013-2016 11-1300

7-800

5-600

2013

125.88

150.69

172.15

2014 I

146.34

171.45

201.23

II

147.82

189.72

225.72

III

158.49

217.95

250.76

IV 2015 I

165.59 162-166

229.63 222-228

272.21 266-272

II

162-167

224-230

270-277

III

159-164

223-230

263-272

IV

161-167

218-226

256-265

2016 I

162-168

218-227

260-273

II

162-169

220-230

264-277

III

159-166

218-228

258-272

IV

158-168

212-225

251-266

Texas Combined Auction for 5-600 and 7-800

Farm Program Update

Farm Program Sign-up Timeline August 2014

Oct

Sept

Nov

Dec

Jan

Feb

March

17th

Fix Planted Acres with FSA

April

May

June 2015

31st

Choice Between ARC & PLC

29th

27th

Reallocate Bases & Update Yields

2nd Dairy Margin 28th

Protection Program for 2014 and 2015

Mid

Summer??

Annual Sign-up

Preliminary Decision Aid Results • 348 Farms have been Analyzed • Observations by Major Crops – Corn (124) – Sorghum (251) – Wheat (328) – Other Crops (54)

• Crop Observations by Area – Eastern Panhandle (358) – Western Panhandle (399)

Base Acre Reallocation Results Total Farm Base Acre Reallocation Decision

33%

Yes Reallocate Do Not Reallocate

67%

Yield Analysis Results Texas Panhandle Yield Update Decision for Corn

Update

47% 53%

Do Not Update

Yield Analysis Results Texas Panhandle Yield Update Decision for Sorghum

33%

Update Do Not Update

67%

Yield Analysis Results Texas Panhandle Yield Update Decision for Wheat 27%

Update Do Not Update

73%

Average Payment Per Base Acre Average Payment Per Base Acre $700

$655

$600 $500 Corn Wheat

$400

Sorghum

$300

Soybeans $209

Peanuts

$192

$200

$164

Sunflowers

$133 $84

$100 $27

$43

$47

$50

$71

$31

$0

ARC

PLC

AFPC Decision Aid The tool is available at: https://afpc.tamu.edu or https://usda.afpc.tamu.edu

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