Delayed harvest equals higher prices
The combination of a rain-delayed harvest and a surprising USDA Grain Stocks Report have put a hold on the low prices of the last few weeks.
Harvest starts in a cloud of dust
The combines were running hard in northeast Ohio the last few days, and farmers were mostly happy with yields.
Grain markets: If it weren’t for bad news…
We made a new low for December corn on Aug. 31 at 3.14 3/4. The new bean low was 9.37 on Sept. 1, and even the December wheat hit the bottom at 3.91 1/2 on Aug. 30.
You can’t always believe what you read
The upper northeastern corner of Ohio might have good crops, but the rest of the state is struggling.
Ohio crops improving, but still lag national average
Crop update: There are huge crops once you get out of Ohio and head west.
Failure to farm economy isn’t the same thing as success
Despite the stories, almost all Americans, 998 out of every 1,000 in fact, never pay one penny of estate taxes.
The bad market news wasn’t bad enough
The World Ag Supply and Demand report has been released, and just about everything is negative for prices.
Grain markets sideways over lack of future weather concerns
Crop reports starting to reflect the poor conditions in the eastern Corn Belt, but not by much.
Huge crops, but not true in the Northeast
Spotty rains are not erasing the drought areas on the maps, and worried farmers say that the country may be having a big crop, but it is not happening in their backyard.
Counting on someone else’s misfortune
Too often in the markets, a good year comes at someone else's expense.
