Grain market: Corn crashes, but beans hang on
Corn prices crashed on the Chicago Board of Trade the last week, even as soybeans tried to hang on to recent highs. Last week,...
Tough times to give market advice
Marlin Clark offers grain market insight following the release of the January USDA Inventory reports and the signing of the Phase One China Trade Agreement.
Markets remain stalled, waiting for more news
Conclusions and directions are hard to wrest out of this market.
Ohio crops are late, but improving
The casual view from the windshield is of good crops. The reality is that we are very late, however, and that exposes us to less yield and fears of maturity. A frost scare the end of September would change things a lot.
Drought rockets grain prices higher
All major commodities were stronger last week, as observers decided that we are in a drought of large proportions and that crop ratings are declining.
Foreign news, holiday week are grain market price movers
The grain markets are concentrating on South American politics and weather, and on the Thanksgiving holiday. These dominate prices in the absence of other, more direct, news.
World news slashes grain prices again
Marlin Clark details how global trade and production are impacting grain prices in the United States.
Soybeans continue to lead grain market
I consider this a good selling opportunity. We got scared by the break, and regretted not selling before it.
Drought 2012: Dry weather, hot grain markets hang on
The drought weather market of 2012 has continued, with emphasis shifting back to soybeans once again. Last week, we made new highs in corn,...
Numbers added to an emotional market
I have long held our modest hope that we would see some rebound in prices after the holidays.
