Tag: corn
Weather changed, but the grain prices, not so much
Another week, and still no good reason to be bullish on these grain markets, says grain merchandiser Marlin Clark.
It’s official: 2017 corn yield set record
The 2017 corn yield in the U.S. is estimated at a record high 176.6 bushels per acre, according to the latest USDA report.
Grain markets are looking for Mr. Good News
Our fearless grain commentator, Marlin Clark, is brutally honest this week: "I am looking for something to excite me in the market, and it just isn’t there."
Corn growers beware of Fusarium mold
Fluctuating weather has created conditions ideal for growing Fusarium mold, otherwise known as ‘Ear Rot’, which produces Vomitoxin and Zearalenone toxins.
Ohio, Pa. farmers push to finish harvest
USDA says soybean harvest is done. Not in Ohio. And grain prices aren't moving, says grain merchandiser Marlin Clark, who adds we are seeing two huge crops in a row, and the market does not care if farmers sell or not.
Food Evolution spurs GMO discussion in Wooster
Following a screening of the movie Food Evolution, a panel of experts talked about the concerns people have with GMO technology.
Mechanical corn pickers were off to a slow start
During the 1920s, the pros and cons of the new-fangled machines were hotly debated in the farm press.
Harvest pace controls grain market
At current corn and soybean prices, the farmers will resist selling as long as they can.
Ohio grain harvest off to a dry start
The soybean crop is drying down fast, following a period of dry weather and extreme daytime highs.
Grain markets: Little to gain from long weekend
The fond hope of the Labor Day weekend was that, with an extra day of mystery and no trading, we might see some gains...
