The consumer will eat some protein, moving to the one he thinks is the safest.

It's like you're at an auction and no one wants to buy anything.

Apparently our genetics have come a long ways, because we sure didn't have the moisture to support these kinds of yields.

There's just a lot of poultry out there.

We seem to be on pins and needles with energy.

With our farmers here in the U.S., there has been a pretty good movement over the winter. It seems like producer sales are slow, so you're really reliant on South America.

We have to remember that markets historically move on inflationary concerns and in 1979, '80 and '81 the inflationary psychology was a market-mover.

I think domestic demand will hold up as long as we don't have a series of cases pop up.

It gives another reason for both of those countries to go slower rather than faster on opening the market.

Historically, the public has had their ear closer to gold and silver, but I do think that with the advent of index funds, the pitch is out there, and people are viewing the commodities like grains as an alternative investment.