The squirrel and the ‘possum: A story of American agriculture
I have had bird feeders close to the house for 35 years. The bear tore them down a couple of times a few years...
Grain markets: Low prices, but more demand
Two old axioms of the grain trade cropped up in conversations last week. One is that a big crop keeps getting bigger. The other...
Grain marketing rules have changed
We can't go back to the markets of 2008.
Harvest creeps closer, but will weather hit crops first?
Many questions remain as we approach the end of the crop year. Not the least of these is: What size crop do we have?
Grain markets are poised for a pop
USDA will release the Supply and Demand Report Wednesday, and, as usual, it represents an untimely truth for this grain market columnist.
I write...
Corn leads grain markets higher
For the first time in a long time, corn has had days as the leading grain on the Chicago Board of Trade. That is...
Hoping for a hat rack grain market
Tuesday's market (June 30), we're in a "hat rack" market -- we're looking look for some kind of market news to "hang our hat on."
Big crops, big disappointment
Prices have broken sharply on the Chicago Board of Trade the last few days. The perception of a good crop and outside markets continue...
New highs, same whys
Corn, beans and wheat have made new recent highs on the Chicago Board of Trade this week, but there is no surprise. Price discovery...
Grain markets: It was a quick trip from cry to dry
Now is the spring of our discontent. Now, we are starting to talk about how dry it has gotten. Now, we are wishing we had not poked seed into mud that might crust over it.
