Soy booked for 2013,

[charliep]

The $8.50/ bu could refer to soybeans. Soybean
meal is at a lot higher levels than soybean oil and has
more potential to come down more. Put in your own
scenario for South America production. Livestock
number will continue to come down and this will
impact meal demand in North America. China is the
reason oilseed complex prices are high - run your
scenarios on their policy over the next year.

[rbrunel]

When were you at my place countryguy?

[countryguy]

I used to walk fields for CFIA. You were away at a meeting. Had a nice chat with your folks.

[Slapshot]

SF3
What variety of beans are you planning?

[TOM4CWB]

SF3,

Try 100ac... I will tell you why.

2010... had Beautiful waist high 100 ac soy... did everything right... double innoculant phos... light sensitive varieties... too cold in Aug/Sept... NO SEED YEILD. COST $15,000.

2012... 30bu/ac cause Aug/Sept was warmer and didn't freeze till October.

Now we have to roast the soy to feed it to anything!

I would wait till I had a long term weather forcast (saying it was to be hot and no Sept frost) I trusted... till planting soy in central SK/AB on hundreds of acres.

We need a minimum of $50M of light sensitive/cold tolerance varietial development to get soy crop risk down.

When Crop Insurance will cover the soy crop... THEN I will start planting field scale.

Cheers!

[SASKFARMER3]

Tom risking 32000 is a risk, but after three strong
years coming off quarters beside me it's time to
jump in.

[TOM4CWB]

Have 'Fun' SF3! Vegus is better at Home!

All the best!

Cheers!