USDA report blows corn tops
Is grain market on a report-induced, blow-off high, or has the report just set off another leg of the rally?
The old gray mare has loped
The old gray mare, she ain’t what she used to be. You know the one — she galloped in and got you all excited...
Market Monitor: Whoa, Baby, Hot! Hot! Hot!
One of our family stories involves number one son in a restaurant tasting his soup. The attractive girl going by our table was surprised...
Grain markets: It’s not over until the fat farmer combines
The U.S. grain market is still uneasy about the crop size, and we're positioning ourselves for a Pamela Anderson bust in prices.
Rain markets break from highs
Prices on the Chicago Board of Trade have broken sharply on the overnight trading going into Tuesday morning (Aug. 24), as this is written....
Grain market’s Turn-Around Tuesday may bite us today
Market commentary: Big gains on the grain market during the day Monday that capped off a few days of frantic trading did not hold; the weakness overnight is accelerating.
Market Monitor An obstinate and opposite market
I am thinking this morning that the grain market is like a sixth grade boy this morning -- obstinate and opposite. Whatever you suggest,...
Crop questions, weak markets
Corn prices have plunged to new lows as uncertainty about the crop size has created volatility in the markets. Corn futures on the Chicago...
Market Monitor: Lack of insight, but not opinion
I was reminded this morning that when it comes to really knowing what is going on in the grain markets, I am as useless...
Market Monitor: Dead cat shows signs of life
Last week I mentioned the old saw about the dead cat — that even a dead cat can bounce a little. That was in...
