Northern Crops Marketing and Investments, Ltd. (NCMI) is a full service commodity brokerage firm located in Langdon, North Dakota, the heart of North America's agriculture production area. We specialize in agricultural risk management and marketing strategies. We also trade through R. J. O'Brien & Associates, our clearinghouse.
NCMI's primary objective is to help clients spread, transfer, and limit risk. We utilize futures and options, along with cash contracts, to hedge. Basis, premiums, and discounts are also monitored closely. We have a variety of clientele across the United States and agri-business contacts worldwide.
Our goal is to combine our experience with the latest technology to provide quality, personal service. NCMI is committed to directly communicating with clients on a regular basis to establish and execute a marketing plan.
Producers and others who spoke this week at the National Cattlemen's Beef Association summer meeting on the proposed livestock competition rule complained about the potential impact to marketing agreements that could take away premiums producers have worked aggressively to gain.
The spring wheat basis has been collapsing since early July due to a large carryover from the previous year and the outlook for a large new crop. Demand is predicted to increase only slightly with exports rising and domestic use falling. Basis levels look to weaken further during the harvest and beyond.
Wet weather and other factors have so far kept soybean and corn insect pests at bay. Bug experts stress growers should continue scouting, especially for corn rootworm and soybean aphid damage.
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