Predicting the grain market is like checking the chicken entrails
Everyone expects me to tell them the future of the grain markets, and the future is murky to me.
I have more grain market questions than answers
So, it is a typical Tuesday morning. Here at 9 a.m., I have made the fresh-ground one-third real Colombian Supreme and two-thirds decaf hazelnut...
The perils of grain market prognostication
The stock market took another dive, and it took the grains with it.
Grain markets: Looking for Mr. Goodtrend
Watching the grain markets these days is like watching that optimistic kid digging through that pile of manure: There must be a pony in...
Report bounce holds grain commodities market higher
There is nothing in the grain commodity markets to indicate a return to what we now know are high prices.
Mark your calendars: The low is in
A few weeks ago I said the bottom would be put in this sick market when the trade realized that the crop production estimate...
Be patient: Harvest progress is slow
The soybean harvest is dragging along and corn harvest is having trouble getting fired up. Meanwhile, there is no enthusiasm for the crop in...
Market Monitor: Harvest pressure and strange dreams
When a grain trader talks about harvest pressure, he is referring to the effect on the futures markets on the Chicago Board of Trade...
The grain market hemorrhage continues
The market used to be bleeding lower. The bleeding became a massive hemorrhage yesterday, Oct. 6, on the Chicago Board of Trade as the...
Let’s blame it on the bossa nova
Last week in this space we looked at the "outside markets" as an effect on our grain markets. Recently, they have been a dominating...
