Marlin Clark

Long weekend takes us to the races

Long weekends make traders nervous. Anything can happen. Three days is too long to hold a position for some, so they buy back or sell back Friday, depending upon their position. Then, Tuesday, they get back in. Consequently, it is common to sell off a bullish market Friday, then buy it again Monday. The sell-off [...]

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Drought 2012: Dry weather, hot grain markets hang on

The drought weather market of 2012 has continued, with emphasis shifting back to soybeans once again.

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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.

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Listen carefully for the sound

Maybe you can’t hear clearly, but if you shut off all machinery and stop the conversations within a few feet, it is possible. It is the sound of the fat lady singing. It sure feels tonight like the big rally of 2012 that left us thunderstruck with record corn and soybean prices is over. We [...]

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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.

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A rally that weather has not stopped

Marlin Clark talks about how the weather is changing the crop market. He also discusses the drought of 1988.

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The calendar, the weatherman, and the bean counter all want center stage in the grain market

The calendar, the weather man, and the bean counter are all fighting for attention in the market this week. So far the weather man is winning.

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Farmers, say hello to the weather market

Put this week in your diary as the one that determines if we make a weather market run back up on grain prices, or continue the weekend downturn into new lows. Rain will be the reason.

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Crop planting race nears the end

While U.S. crop planting is fast, the market has gone down just as fast. Soybeans were down six of the last eight days. Both beans and corn have dropped hard.

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Unusual spring, unsettled market

Marlin Clark reacts to recent market fluctuations and discusses what’s ahead in the future.

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Unusual spring drives erratic grain markets

Sell your old crop soybeans when futures are over 15 and don’t look back. Continue to sell the new crop as it creeps higher.

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Grain prices looking for direction after tumble

If the planting pace continues and we have a warm and moist May, we will see new grain market lows in corn.

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Ugly correction may be in progress in grain markets

Some observers are speculating that corn futures could be 3.50 at harvest. Yep, you read that right: $3.50.

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Grain marketing: Strike while the iron’s hot

Regardless of the fickle nature, good sales opportunities, for both old and new crop grain, are lurking.

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Sideways grain markets give no clues

I am looking for lower prices. The farmers want one more shot at $7 corn. They should not bet the farm they will get it.

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Soybeans continue to lead grain market

I consider this a good selling opportunity. We got scared by the break, and regretted not selling before it.

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Market Monitor: Looking for direction in a snowstorm

When you live in Ashtabula County for a lifetime, you have snowstorm stories. The day I called Deerfield and said I wouldn’t be in to work because we had had three feet of snow overnight. Chardon had 54 inches. The night I abandoned my pickup in the road, two feet above the pavement on a [...]

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Happy grain market for the New Year (hint, you might want to sell)

Thank the market for the bounce and get some grain sold.

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Discouraged bulls look for direction in grain market

The grain marketing ship is rudderless this month, as fundamental news is mostly absent and meaningless.

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We’re entering the hope-and-change grain market

For some soggy Ohio farmers, the rain means no corn harvest progress may be made now until the ground freezes.

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