Saturday, January 11, 2025
Soybeans

The onset of spring is bringing some exciting and frightening news in the grain markets.
combining soybeans, farm, USDA, grain markets

The markets are showing some signs of improvement, following bad weather in South America.
Money markets graphic

The grain markets are up, at least for now.
corn kernels and dollar bills

The recent market rally felt good while it lasted, but was short lived.
dollar bills

The new tax law gives a 20 percent deduction of the gross proceeds for any commodities sold by farmers to a co-op. That is not just huge, it's gigantic.
Standing corn in snow

Another week, and still no good reason to be bullish on these grain markets, says grain merchandiser Marlin Clark.
Corn snow

It's only January, but the first reports from USDA aren't encouraging for the grain markets.
sun in corn field

Nothing exciting has sparked the markets recently, and that's not good.
Grain bins

A new year is upon us, but we're not seeing much new in the markets yet.
soybean harvest

Our fearless grain commentator, Marlin Clark, is brutally honest this week: "I am looking for something to excite me in the market, and it just isn’t there."