The information presented in this report represents data collected from farming and ranching operations in the southern two tiers of counties in Nebraska. This study was based on a random sample of 151 southern Nebraska farms that have annually-planted crop acreage. Information was obtained for...

While nearly instantaneous commodity futures price information provides price forecasts for national markets, many market participants are interested in forecasting local cash prices. Expected basis estimates are often used to convert futures prices into local price forecasts. This study...