Wednesday, April 24, 2024
sweet corn

Marlin Clark weighs in on the recent changes in the corn markets for the week of Feb. 15, 2021.
New Holland corn combine

Marlin Clark provides a harvest update, reporting the Ohio corn harvest is now officially 2 percent complete as of Sunday night.

What a difference a few days make! I have said that before and I probably will again. A few days in the corn markets...

It is no news to anyone reading this that the farmers of Ohio are fighting for their crops and their livelihoods. The hardy farmers of northeast Ohio got parts of two days this weekend to run beans on squishy ground.
green corn plant under white sky during daytime

Marlin Clark explores the reasons for a market that continues to hit new lows.
winter

Marlin Calrk weighs in on factors that may affect the grain markets over the next season.

Grain market traders got evened up ahead of today's USDA report.
combining soybeans

The real fear for the new crop is that the March 31st USDA Planting Intentions Report will show a shift of corn acres to soybeans. That means we have missed the best opportunity to get some new crops sold.
Ag trade photo

Harvest is finishing in the Midwest, resulting in firmer corn and soybean prices. However, there are long-term downtrends in place in corn and soybeans.

Soybeans are poised to go below $9, and that is the lowest price in a long time. Barring a turn to poor weather, beans will get cheaper, says grain merchandiser Marlin Clark.