Predictions of a fast spring going away
The expected fast pace of spring planting due to dryness over much of the Midwest has gone away. Marlin Clark offers insight into the grain markets.
Markets still stuck on USDA report
The grain markets are still focused on the Prospective Plantings Report, and some "new" news is needed.
Marlin: Making market history can be painful
The weekly U.S. Department of Agriculture crop condition report was released July 12. Marlin Clark weighs in on the current conditions of the grain markets.
Harvesting (and marketing) grain in hope
More than any other time in recent memory, farmers this year are harvesting in hope. That is, their collective marketing plan is to hope that prices get better.
Perfect storm, crummy grain harvest
In northeastern Ohio and western Pa., rain every third day slowed the soybean harvest so that many were still cutting beans at the end of October. Only the biggest and best-equipped got any significant corn off in October between the rains.
Corn market keeps booming prior to report
The perception of the market is that there's not enough corn to get through the year, especially with the current export pace that's ahead of projections.
Grain marketing lessons to relearn
In grain marketing, the history that sometimes repeats is the history of bad marketing decisions. When will we learn?
Marketing grain like a stunned gull
Farmer marketing is an art, not a science. Sometimes it feels good to eat the mouse, but it is always more comfortable to nibble along on worms.
Disappointing grain trading and confusion before the report
Since the direction of the market for the remainder of the crop year depends mostly upon the size of the crops, the Aug. 11 USDA Crop Production Report is a big deal.
Grain futures markets rally after losses
Grain markets rallied, in reaction to USDA June 24 reports, which detailed continued incomplete planting and dreadful crop conditions.
