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January5,2018©2018PurdueCenterforCommercialAgriculture

AgBusinessClimateOutlookfor2018

ChrisHurt,Professor&ExtensionEconomist

MichaelLangemeier,Professor&AssociateDirector

JamesMintert,Professor&Director

January5,2018©2018PurdueCenterforCommercialAgriculture

2018MacroEconomicEnvironment• StrongAgDemandfromU.S.andForeignEconomicGrowth

• FullemploymentintheU.S.

• ConsumerstimulusfromTaxReform

• BusinessstimulusfromTaxReform-CorporateIncome&StockValues

• Strongeconomicdemand&tighteninginresourceavailability:• Fasterwagerateincreases• Fastergrowthinhousingvalues• Fasterincreasesininflation• Fasterincreasesininterestrates

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TaxableIncome$1,000s

CoupleFilingJointly:TaxBracketsandRates

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Agriculture’sEconomicEnvironment• U.S.andWorldGrainInventoriesarelarge• U.S.animalindustriesbacktofullproduction-WeakerPrices?• TradeconcernsforAgriculture• NAFTArenegotiations• N.Korea&otherGeopoliticalhazards• China• “U.S.First”backlash?

• WhatcouldbefriendlytoAgPrices?• Shiftfromequitytoagcommodityinvesting• WillUnusual4-yearrunoffavorableweatherend?• Weather/Weather/Weather

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MeatProductionUpAgainin20184th YearinaRowforaProductionIncrease

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Annual U.S. Beef, Pork & Poultry Production2000-2018

Purdue Center for Commercial AgricultureSource: USDA, 2018 LMIC Forecast

ProductionExpectedtoIncrease2to3%in’18vs.‘17

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ImprovedForeignTradeWillHoldPerCapitaMeatSupplyIncreaseto1to2%

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Annual U.S. Red Meat & Poultry SupplyPer Capita

Purdue CenterforCommercialAgricultureSource:USDA&LMIC,2018LMICForecast

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PoultryIsU.S.ConsumersLargestSourceofAnimalProtein

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Poultry Share of U.S. Meat ConsumptionRetail Weight, Annual, 1960-2018

Source: USDA & Purdue Center for Commercial Agriculture, 2018 Projected

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Blue:GoldmanSachsCommodityIndexOrange:CornFuturesPrice(BarChart.com)

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US.EndingStockstoUse%:Corn,Soybeans,Wheat:

Wheat Corn Soybeans

Highest In 12 Years

Highest in 11 Years

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Soybeans

Corn

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July2018CornFutures-BarChart.com

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$3.95

$3.70

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July2018SoybeanFutures-BarChart.com

$10.40

$9.40

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2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 USDA

2017USDA

2018FutrMYA

2019FutrMYA

2020FutrMYA

Corn $6.89 $4.46 $3.70 $3.60 $3.36 $3.20 $3.70 $3.90 $4.00

Soybeans $14.40 $13.00 $10.10 $8.95 $9.47 $9.30 $9.55 $9.55 $9.45

Wheat $7.77 $6.87 $5.99 $4.89 $3.89 $4.60 $4.20 $4.80 $5.00

MYAFarmPrice:PASTandFUTURE

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EstimatedRevenueandCosts/Acreona50/50Corn/SoybeanFarmonAverageQualityIndianaLand

Cost/Acre

Revenue

C.Hurt,Purdue,January2018

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CornPricesRequiredtoProducePerAcreReturnsEquivalenttoSoybeansSoybeanPrice LowProductivity

(C=130;SB=43)Avg. Productivity(C=162;SB=53)

HighProductivity(C=194;SB=63)

$8.50 $4.03 $3.95 $3.80

$9.00 $4.20 $4.11 $3.96

$9.50 $4.37 $4.27 $4.12$10.00 $4.53 $4.44 $4.28

$10.50 $4.70 $4.60 $4.45

$11.00 $4.86 $4.77 $4.61

CurrentPricesFavorRotationSoybeansOverContinuousCorn

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CornPricesRequiredtoProducePerAcreReturnsEquivalenttoSoybeansSoybeanPrice LowProductivity

(C=138;SB=43)Avg. Productivity(C=172;SB=53)

HighProductivity(C=206;SB=63)

$8.50 $3.68 $3.61 $3.49

$9.00 $3.84 $3.77 $3.64

$9.50 $4.00 $3.92 $3.79$10.00 $4.15 $4.08 $3.95

$10.50 $4.31 $4.23 $4.10

$11.00 $4.46 $4.38 $4.25

ContinuousSoybeansandRotationCornComparison

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2018ContributionMarginperAcreforRotationCornandSoybeansinIndiana

Corn Soybeans Overhead

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2018BreakevenPricesforRotationSoybeansinIndianaCoverVC CoverTC

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ReducingPerUnitCosts(VariableCost+FixedCost)÷ Yield=TotalCostperBushel

• Reducecostby:

• Reducingvariablecostwithoutimpactingyield

• Reducingfixedcost(lowersfixedcostperbushel)

• Improvingyieldwithoutincreasingvariableorfixedcost

WhatisMyCostofProduction?IllustratedBelow:HighProductivitySoilinIndiana,TrendYields

CostCategory RotationCorn RotationSoybeans

Land(Fixed) $1.19 $3.90

Machinery(Var.&Fixed) $0.68 $2.05

Fertilizer(Variable) $0.61 $0.86

Seed(Variable) $0.54 $1.06

Pesticides(Variable) $0.29 $1.03

Labor (Fixed) $0.18 $0.59

Sub-Total $3.49 $9.49

TotalCostperBushel $4.02 $10.25

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ManagementPhilosophy-2018• Thinktightmargins• Lookformodestpriceincreases• Earnmarketcarryingcharges&basisimprovement• NewPurdueCCACropBasisToolonthewebnextweek

• Thinkcostcontrol• Thinkpreservationofcapital• Thinkaboutgettingthrough2018• Willtherebeimprovementinlate-2018and2019?• Knowyourfinancialposition...workwithyourlender

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Purdue Top Farmer Conference

Tues. Jan. 9, 2018Registrationdetailsat:Purdue.edu/commercialag

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