Marlin: As harvest winds down, prices wind up
Harvest is finishing in the Midwest, resulting in firmer corn and soybean prices. However, there are long-term downtrends in place in corn and soybeans.
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.
I call it ‘the rearview mirror’ grain market
It is hard to get a handle on where markets are going these days. The easiest method, with the least recriminations when you are...
Planting-mania: Farmers catch up in a hurry
How serious is the late planting? Depends upon the source of the opinion. (Hint: The trade has not been all that concerned.)
Grain markets bob with knee-jerk report reaction
As usual, it is all about the reaction to the USDA reports. In this case, the market did not seem to look at the numbers the same way Monday as they did Friday.
Winter brings an end to difficult year
Harvest is winding down, although a few farmers are still chasing dry days before the cold sets in.
As coronavirus hysteria wanes, keep the faith
Marlin Clark believes grain prices have bottomed out, allowing sizable gains in the corn and soybean markets. Learn more in this week's grain markets report.
World economic problems overwhelm reports
All the good news in the U.S. Department of Agriculture from Sept. 19 reports could not overcome negatives in U.S. and world economic conditions last week.
Bearish grain markets not helped by USDA
USDA reports and continued fast planting by Midwest farmers are driving changes in the grain markets. Marlin Clark weighs in on the latest price changes.
2011 crop planting progress is slow, confusing
When the weather broke, U.S. farmers did what they are good at doing, which is running day and night when they can, and sleeping next winter. The results were mixed, and a little confusing to the markets.
