Quarterly AgMarketing
Outlook Teleconference

April 14, 2009

The next Quarterly AgMarketing Outlook Teleconference will be held April 14, 2009, via the Centra conferencing system. At the April conference, Ron Plain, Melvin Brees, Joe Horner, and Pat Guinan will discuss fundamental analysis of cattle, hogs, corn, soybeans, wheat, and dairy as well as current ag. policy issues and weather. They will show PowerPoint slides via the Centra system during the conference. Contact Joyce White for more information at whitej@missouri.edu. The following are the proceedings of the Quarterly AgMarketing Outlook Teleconference that was held April 14, 2009, hosted by Ron Plain, Joe Horner, and Melvin Brees. Topics consist of current market conditions and price outlook for agricultural commodities as of the first quarter of 2009 followed by a question and answer session. Market Reviews and Outlook Presentations, 1st quarter 2009 Ron Plain - Ag Econ, MU Melvin Brees - FAPRI   Hog Outlook (0.84 MB) Cattle Outlook (1.23 MB) Corn Outlook (1.18 MB) Soybean Outlook (0.98 MB) Wheat Outlook (0.82 MB) Policy Outlook (0.69 MB)     Scott Brown - Commercial Ag, MU Pat Guinan - Commercial Ag, MU   Dairy Outlook (1.46 MB) Weather Outlook (1.2 MB )   Note: All audio files are in mp3 format and are downloadable. MP3 format makes for a smaller file size and quicker downloading. For a list of example mp3 players, click here. Questions and Answers Cattle and Hog Prices (229 KB) Future Requirements for 20% ethanol blend in gasoline (285 KB) Cellulosic Ethanol (205 KB) Corn Planting in Missouri (309 KB) Backgrounding Calves (377 KB) Handouts To download the PowerPoint presentation, click HERE. (4.5 MB) To download the PDF version, click HERE. (4.25 MB) UPDATED 4/23/2009 3:30 PM