XPost: sci.agriculture, misc.rural   
   From: jimled@bellsouth.net   
      
   Larry Caldwell wrote:   
      
   > According the the Capital Press, Oregon's agricultural sales in 2007   
   > totalled $4.89 billion.  That's up substantially from 2006.  With the   
   > commodity price runup in early 2008, the year might be even better.   
   > Maybe.  Some of the price runup has been from speculators pumping money   
   > into the futures market because stocks have been heading down.  If they   
   > think stocks are risky, they have never traded commodities.   
   >   
   > Even so, demand is up, and supplies are tight.  Things are looking   
   > pretty good for farmers in 2008.   
      
   back in February my soybean seed supplier called me and asked how   
   many bags of seed I'd be needing for the next planting.  I was a   
   bit taken back because that was a first.  In years past I'd just   
   show up and buy seed.  He indicated seed was going to be in tight   
   supply.  that kind of follows what happened when I finished getting   
   the bean crop in and wanted to plant some wheat but could not find   
   any seed...   could be interesting in about 5 weeks when I go for   
   seed.   
      
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