Tag: grain markets
USDA reports could startle market
Grain market analysts will get all kinds of numbers from the USDA on Jan. 12. Anything in these numbers could constitute a surprise and rattle the markets.
Holiday traders yield small price changes
Holiday traders don't make big price changes. Marlin Clark weighs in on the small price swings in the grain markets over the last couple weeks.
Traders love to stir up a weather market
Marlin Clark details how the grain markets have been impacted by recent weather in the Great Plains and South America.
Grain prices respond to global market changes
Marlin Clark digs into how the grain markets have been affected by South American weather, sustainable aviation fuel production, shipping problems and more.
USDA report gets ho-hum reaction from market
Marlin Clark explains that there is not much change in the corn, soybean and wheat markets after the release of the WADSE report.
Soybeans’ big players looking to a bruising year ahead
The biggest players in the global soybean market — the United States, Brazil, and China — are positioning themselves for a big 2023/24 marketing year.
Competition with Brazil heats up in the grain markets
Marlin Clark weighs in on the growing competition between the U.S. and Brazil in the grain markets.
Corn prices trend lower as harvest wraps up
The end of November is normally not a great time for grain price changes, and we are on par this year. Marlin Clark weighs in on the grain markets.
The blind hog market is at hand
Marlin Clark weighs in on the grain markets before Thanksgiving.
Bumper crop pushes corn prices to three-year low
The USDA recently reported an increase of 1.9 bpa in corn yield, to 174.9 bpa for the national yield estimate — 90 million bushels over the record.