What a difference a week makes to the market
Marlin Clark weighs in on the recent changes in the corn markets for the week of Feb. 15, 2021.
Was Pappy Maverick wrong? (When buying land isn’t a good idea for farmers)
World population, U.S. farm productivity, Earl Butz and Bret Maverick: What should farmers believe?
The grain market’s Big Bang Theory
The Big Bang Theory has been postulated by science to explain the origin of the universe. Some incredibly large explosion, according to this theory,...
Conflicting market news, uncertain markets
Marlin Clark breaks down fluctuations in the grain markets following two recent U.S. Department of Agriculture reports.
Prospective Plantings report looming larger
Ahead of the USDA Prospective Plantings Report, we have estimates of large increases in corn acres and significant decreases in soybean acres.
New highs, same whys
Corn, beans and wheat have made new recent highs on the Chicago Board of Trade this week, but there is no surprise. Price discovery...
Prices hitting bottom, but why?
Marlin Clark offers insight into corn and soybean futures, following Labor Day weekend.
It’s not always about the grain market: Some people have real problems
When grain markets don't seem to matter: At the heart of it, we remain under attack because we are Americans.
The big news in the corn market comes from China: Corn rejected
China has rejected some U.S. corn, not elevators/processors warning farmers: We will not be accepting "grain containing unapproved GMO traits, including Agrisure Viptera (MIR-162) and Duracade."
Grain prices perky without good reason
Phones are not ringing in cash grain trading offices across the Midwest, and when farmers get together, they talk about why they did not sell $4.50 corn when they had the chance.
