Tuesday, December 16, 2025
A combine harvesting corn.

The odd harvest rally has continued this week. Corn futures have made modest gains for new highs. Soybean futures made a new high Oct. 27.
harvest

Marlin Clark offers a look into grain prices and harvest progress for the week of Oct. 19, 2020.
stock market

Grain markets hit new highs at or near big psychological numbers, but perceived harvest progress and prospects of continued good weather reversed prices. 
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.