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Daniel O'Brien

Grain Markets & Market Structure, Farm Management

Professor and Extension Agricultural Economist
Northwest Research Extension Center

The focus of Dr. O’Brien's extension and applied research efforts have been in the areas of grain and bioenergy market analysis - with emphasis on of wheat, feed grain, oilseed, and ethanol supply-demand and prices. He also has been working in the areas of irrigated and dryland cropping systems and natural resource-related issues in western Kansas. He also works extensively with agricultural audiences on issues such as farmland leasing and crop enterprise profitability. Visit "Focused on Grains Blog" by Dan O'Brien.

Address
Northwest Research Extension Center
105 Experiment Farm Road PO Box 786
Colby , KS  67701-0786
Phone
(785) 462-6281
Fax
(785) 462-2315
Email
dobrien@k-state.edu
Twitter Username
@ksugrains
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Documents & Presentations by Daniel O'Brien
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Distributions to the Supply Chain and Its Impact On The Grains Market

May 14, 2020
Tools to Manage Risk in the Grain Markets
Audio only: click HERE

 May 5, 2020
What’s Going Down With Oil Prices April 24, 2020
Oil and Energy Market Analysis
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 April 22, 2020
Crude Oil Futures Reach Record Lows

K-State agricultural economist Gregg Ibendahl and Dan O'Brien talk about the unprecedented drop in crude oil futures yesterday, trading in the negative for the first time ever, and the repercussions of historically low oil prices for agriculture...they look at what this run of low petroleum prices means for farm fuel and fertilizer costs, and why it's unlikely that grain futures prices would ever reach negative levels.

 April 21, 2020
International Grain Markets-South America

April 13, 2020
International Grain Markets - Fuel and Ethanol Market Trends and Developments in US-China Trade

April 13, 2020
Soybean Market Update on April 10 2020

April 10, 2020
Grain Sorghum Market Update - April 10, 2020

April 10, 2020
Wheat Market Update on April 10 2020

April 10, 2020