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Farm Power: Massey Ferguson square baler takes spotlight in Warburg, Alberta auction

Auction took place on June 10

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A June 10 auction held by Ritchie Bros. in Warburg, Alberta, was highlighted by a square baler selling for more than $90,000.

The sale topper was a 2012 Massey Ferguson Hesston 2170 square baler, which sold for $93,000.

Specs: Fully adjustable hitch, fully adjustable driveline, quad augers for increased crop flow, high speed main gearbox ensure high impact force onto the crop, C1000 monitor that can determine bale count, work rates and flakes per bale.

2012 Hesston Baler
2012 Massey Ferguson Hesston 2170 square baler

A 2009 Morris Contour 47ft. air drill sold for $85,000.

Specs: Floating hitch, 12 inch spacing, double shoot, liquid fertilizer kit, on-row rubber packers, 8080 tow-behind tank, 10 inch load auger, rear hitch.

2009 Morris Drill
2009 Morris Contour 47ft. air drill

A 1997 AGCOSTAR 8360 4WD tractor sold for $62,000.

Specs: 2695 hours, Eaton Fuller 18 speed, 4 hyd outlets, aux hyd, New Holland 150 light bar, Ez Steer Auto Steer, globe and terrain compensator, 20.8R42, duals.

1997 Agcostar
1997 AGCOSTAR 8360 4WD tractor

A 2006 John Deere 9860STS combine sold for $50,000.

Specs: 4077 hours, 615P hdr, reverser, VSR, auto HHC, rock trap, long auger, grain tank exts, fine cut chopper, GS1 yield & moisture, 800/70R38 F, 600/65R28 R, 3043 sep hours showing, John Deere Autotrac 200 universal steering kit

John Deere 9860
2006 John Deere 9860STS combine

A 2004 SPRA-COUPE 4640 80.ft high clearance sprayer sold for $39,000.

Specs: 1991 hours, 1400L poly tank, 5 nozzle bodies, Outback receiver monitor, Outback 360, crop dividers, 12,4x24 R, Outback S2 lightbar, 5-section shutoff.

2004 SPRA-COUPE
2004 SPRA-COUPE 4640 80.ft high clearance sprayer


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The 12-day war between Iran-Israel came to an end sending crude oil futures plunging as the big fund speculators removed the war risk premium.

The weather risk premium in the Ag complex is sending corn, wheat and soybean futures lower on month-end selling ahead of the market moving USDA quarterly grain stocks and acreage reports on June 30th.

Instead, funds were chasing and sending tech stocks higher with the S&P 500/NASDAQ indexes setting new all-time record highs!

June 1 USDA Hogs and pigs report was slightly bearish while the U.S. $ Index traded to new contract lows as the de-dollarization that began in 2014 continues.

Feed in the form of soybean meal futures for livestock producers got cheaper, trading to new contract lows.

The Stats Canada seeded acreage update was bullish canola and wheat.