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Illinois farmer says he won’t chase soybean prices

An Illinois farmer tells Brownfield he will stick with is regular corn and soybean rotation this year and not chase the current higher soybean prices…

“I think it’s a mistake for farmers to try to play this game. You know, they say, ‘oh, okay, today there’s more money in soybeans and so, we’ll just switch to soybeans, sure.’ But by the time harvest time comes along and everyone’s switched to soybeans, what do you think the price of soybeans is going to be?”

Norbert Brauer, who farms in south central Illinois, says the price will then drop, “Again, you’ll have an oversupply. And I think this business of switching your rotation to think that you’re going to do the market signals is a just a mistake. I think it’s just a pure illusion.”

Bauer says from the time crops are planted to the time they’re harvested, many things can change and it’s best to stick with a regular rotation.

Brauer is president of the Illinois Farmers Union.