"Too dry, a little sprinkle would be good." The farmer who spoke thus said his beans tested at 9% moisture, 13% would be better. At least the pods weren't shattering before entering the combine. A B.O. (big-time operator) I saw at lunch today said he'd finished his beans. His yields were 60+ bushels per acre.
Articles in the press relay the news of low commodity prices contrasted with the high prices of fertilizer, seed, diesel fuel and equipment. In conversation with a farmer he made an observation that illustrated the cost of repair. The sickle of his combine broke...it cuts the soybean plant off to allow the plant to enter the combine which removes the seeds from the plant. A new sickle cost $700,00. Soybean prices are depressed because American tariffs have caused China to stop buying soybeans from America. Previously China was major purchaser of American soybeans. No one wins a trade a war.
Takk for alt,
Al
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