Friday, May 3, 2024
A combine harvesting corn.

Grain markets live for surprises, and that’s what came out of the U.S. Department of Agriculture grain stocks report Sept. 30, Marlin Clark explains.
harvest

The great weather pattern that had an early harvest started in Ohio came to a wet halt Sept. 28.
corn harvest

December corn futures dropped almost a dime, November soybeans crashed 18 cents, December Chicago wheat dipped 19 cents of the recent gains, in one day. 
Ag trade photo

Soybean, and to an extent, corn, purchases from China have stirred a rally that has November soybean futures over $10 for the first time since Dec. 4, 2017.

Marlin Clark offers an update on the grain markets as harvest 2020 approaches.
wheat harvest

The Sept. 30 U.S. Department of Agriculture grain stocks report is the last gasp for USDA to essentially reduce the crop production numbers from last year.
Ag trade photo

A dramatic decline in crop conditions in some parts of the country, coupled with positive trade news, has fueled a rally in corn and soybean prices.
corn field in a storm

Bad news for Iowa farmers was good news for those who missed the storm that damaged millions of acres of crops and brought market prices up.
sweet corn

The market continues to trade the idea that we are having great weather and will have a big crop. The result is low prices, especially in corn.
soybeans

Marlin Clark offers an update on grain prices for the week of Aug. 2, 2020.