Saturday, November 23, 2024

We can't go back to the markets of 2008.

Many questions remain as we approach the end of the crop year. Not the least of these is: What size crop do we have?

USDA will release the Supply and Demand Report Wednesday, and, as usual, it represents an untimely truth for this grain market columnist. I write...

For the first time in a long time, corn has had days as the leading grain on the Chicago Board of Trade. That is...

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."

Prices have broken sharply on the Chicago Board of Trade the last few days. The perception of a good crop and outside markets continue...

Corn, beans and wheat have made new recent highs on the Chicago Board of Trade this week, but there is no surprise. Price discovery...

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.

I put in 750 miles in Ohio and Michigan over the weekend, and I was amazed how far behind we are in reality. Yes,...

The planets are aligning this morning in a manner that will be easier to interpret by the end of the day. Unfortunately, I have...