After all the talk, crop prices are following seasonality
Marlin Clark weighs in on the grain markets, finding that, after all the talk, crop prices are following seasonality.
Bumper crop pushes corn prices to three-year low
The USDA recently reported an increase of 1.9 bpa in corn yield, to 174.9 bpa for the national yield estimate — 90 million bushels over the record.
Market acting as though the harvest is over
Price action last week on the Chicago Board of Trade would have one think that the harvest was finished. Marlin Clark explains in this week's grain report.
Grain markets remain steady as planting progresses
Marlin Clark weighs in on the grain markets as planting progresses in the Eastern Corn Belt and harvest continues in South America.
Crops firming up, excitement fading
After the excitement of unpredictable weather and the influence of the Ukraine War on markets, prices are settling into a predictable pattern.
Slowed planting lifts prices
Slow planting and a large cut in Russian wheat prospects have lifted grain prices, giving analysts the first positive news to report in months.
Waiting for February reports to move the market
As we await the next round of reports, Marlin Clark reports on the lack of news as grain prices have continued to follow a downward trend.
‘Dead cat bounce’ means good news may only be temporary in corn market
Marlin Clark explains why good news in the corn market may be more of a "dead cat bounce," meaning the slight rise isn't necessarily a trend.
Discouraged bulls look for direction in grain market
The grain marketing ship is rudderless this month, as fundamental news is mostly absent and meaningless.
Summer markets tease us into uncertainty
Marlin Clark explains the strange state of the grain markets and how they've been affected by unpredictable weather this summer.
