Great weather brings poor grain prices
It is hard to argue with the direction of the corn market, which has been down. It is also hard to envision a scenario where we can justify a big weather market.
Market outlook: Great weather, slipping grain prices
Prices continue to slip lower on the Chicago Board of Trade as the traders get the impression that the weather is perfect and that...
The big news in the corn market comes from China: Corn rejected
China has rejected some U.S. corn, not elevators/processors warning farmers: We will not be accepting "grain containing unapproved GMO traits, including Agrisure Viptera (MIR-162) and Duracade."
Grain prices fall as seed hits the ground
The planting reality is that we caught up this week in good weather, and if the sun shines and we get a little rain on time, we will continue to expect big crops.
Grain markets drop on planting progress
The grain market response to the planting progress has been a little ugly.
The lure of the weather market
Delayed planting across the country has led to a weather market, and that is dangerous for farmers and traders alike.
Good night for a moon view, sort of
We took a short ride in the car at 1 a.m., just around the circle drive to prove that even if the moon was overhead of the house, we would never see it in the overcast.
USDA report helps grain market
USDA planting report afterglow: Unless there are amazing discrepancies from the expectations, the market spends one day reacting, then we go back to business.
Market Monitor : Volatile week before USDA report
Grain markets are anxious to find out what the USDA Planting Intentions Report will have say how many corn and soybeans acres are expected for the 2014 growing year.
Bull grain market runs into a fence
Both the bull action and the bear action in recent grain markets come from the Russian Bear.
