Competition with Brazil heats up in the grain markets
Marlin Clark weighs in on the growing competition between the U.S. and Brazil in the grain markets.
USDA taketh, USDA giveth back
Marlin Clark weighs in on the short-term roller coaster that has been the grain markets for the week of Feb. 22, 2021.
Go time: Farm wheels turning, tracks churning
Crop progress? Good temperatures now will still give us a normal crop. This will mostly be true for next week, then we go downhill fast.
Market correction or market top?
Last week, corn futures lost 13 cents and nearby (January) soybean futures lost 29 cents. Marlin Clark weighs in on recent changes in the grain markets.
Grain markets hang onto highs
Grain markets continue to confound observers, as new highs keep flowing as combines keep rolling. Corn, soybeans and wheat have all made new highs...
Grain market gurus turn over the flop
The U.S. Department of Agriculture, in their infinite wisdom, played some big cards in the grain markets recently. Marlin Clark weighs in on these changes.
Conflicting news is making market trends hard to identify
Conflicting market news is making grain price trends hard to identify right now as USDA refuses to budge on South American commodity harvest estimates.
Conflicting news, volatile market
Market observers and U.S. Department of Agriculture specialists continue to have different ideas about the size of this year’s corn and soybean crops. USDA came out with its grain stocks report last week, which included current estimates of the crop.
Mixed news and higher grain prices
All across the Midwest, the phones are finally ringing in grain elevator offices: Sell!
Before the report, grain markets are cautiously higher
The critical numbers in the Supply and Demand Report are the carryouts. That is, what grain volume do we project to have left at the end of the marketing year?
