Margins
Where the dollar actually lands on the farm and along the chain. Crop margins, livestock feeding, dairy IOFC, processor spreads.
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Recent Analysis · Margins
Margins · Crop
Why corn-belt margins are squeezing harder than the headline price suggests
Cash corn at $4.20 looks workable. But once you stack inputs, rent, and interest carry, average Iowa row-crop margins are thinner than any season since 2015.
Margins · Dairy
Dairy IOFC running 30% above 5-year average — but feed cost reversal looms
Income over feed cost is strong, but the underlying ratios suggest the window may not last past Q2.