Tag: grain markets
It’s the time for lower prices
The last line of that Zombies song from the dark ages of the '60s is, "It's the time of the season for loving."
That's a...
Grain commodity prices continue slide lower
Traders have focused on exports, transportation issues, South American weather, and politics as reasons for the decline in grain market prices.
Market Monitor: Small report, big market decline
Friday's USDA report did not have a lot of news, but what it had caught the market leaning the wrong way. The result, eventually,...
Soggy grain harvest struggles continue to dominate local markets
With no news comes fickle markets subject to the whims of Chicago traders. Now is the time to forget the highs and remember the crops in eastern Ohio are better than expected, and the prices are still much higher than planned for at planting time.
Perfect storm, crummy grain harvest
In northeastern Ohio and western Pa., rain every third day slowed the soybean harvest so that many were still cutting beans at the end of October. Only the biggest and best-equipped got any significant corn off in October between the rains.
Global markets: High speed crazies
If it's a bad idea to play with matches, it's an even worse idea to play with a blowtorch in a fireworks factory. And...
Grain market’s acting like it’s November
"My fear at this point would be that farmers would regret missing the high prices and wait for them to return."
Grain market stable and looking for news
Grain price direction from here is not clear, but one thing we know. In short crop years, we make the high before harvest, then go lower. Grain merchandiser Marlin Clark explains more.
Grain markets: There’s no romance when flirting with the high
How bad is the current drought situation down on the farm? Things are so bad that analysts are now talking about 1956 instead of 1988.
