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.
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.)
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.
Early harvest means tough grain marketing decisions
Low prices make marketing decisions easy to defer, but the big, early crops mean most farmers will have some corn and soybeans that need to go to town.
Dry weather inspires continued volatile market
Dry weather in the Corn Belt, Pacific Northwest and South America is affecting grain prices. Marlin Clark breaks down recent fluctuations in his column.
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.
Weather volatile, grain market stagnant
In the nearly two weeks since the USDA's Planting Intentions Report release, we have seen corn prices decline and soybean prices make small gains. Part of the confusion in the corn is that there was no surprise.
Spring planting could finally be on a roll
The first part of May got off to a slow start, but drier weather could make up the difference.
Will China meet expected quotas?
Ag exports to China were to be $36.6 billion this year. However, plunging prices over the past couple of months will make it harder to hit that target.
