Uncertainty defines the grain markets
The U.S. grain market is finding it hard to define what is going on, and that results in nervous traders and a directionless market, says our fearless grain commentator Marlin Clark.
Grain market waiting for the other shoe to drop
The three-month trade negotiation period with China comes at a bad time for farmers, as it stretches out the period of our lack of sales of soybeans into the time when new crop beans will become available out of South America.
Farm policy: The more things change …
Ag policy doesn't make sense (except to produce cheap food), says grain merchandiser Marlin Clark in his column this week.
Harvest weather is gone, crops aren’t
A fair amount of corn and soybeans still remain in the fields in Ohio, but it remains to be seen just when the harvest will finally end.
What have we learned this year?
A challenging year is about to come to a close. What lessons have we learned?
There are still pockets of corn, soybeans to harvest
Grain merchandiser Marlin Clark says only the strong seasonal trend of corn especially to rally after harvest gives us hope for better grain prices.
Slow wheat planting supporting stronger grain prices
Problems in Kansas planting their hard red winter wheat is supporting both the Kansas City and Chicago wheat markets.
Western Corn Belt catching up
Plagued by rain, the western Corn Belt is finally catching up with harvest, and wheat planting.
Better weather means harvest is rolling
Farmers needed the kind of weather we're having right now, and hopefully it will continue.
Markets bounce following USDA reports
Markets improve somewhat, following USDA reports, but harvest is a little on the slow side.
