Harvest weather is gone, crops aren’t
A fair amount of corn and soybeans still remain in the fields in Ohio, but it remains to be seen just when the harvest will finally end.
Marlin: Harvest and low prices drag on
Marlin Clark weighs in on harvest progress, which drags on in some corners of the Corn Belt, and current prices in the grain markets.
Crop planting race nears the end
While U.S. crop planting is fast, the market has gone down just as fast. Soybeans were down six of the last eight days. Both beans and corn have dropped hard.
Rain muddies the crop prospects
Continued rain across the Midwest dominates all thinking about marketing these days. There was virtually no progress in planting last week, and will be none expected this week.
Clark: USDA report flawed, tanks corn rally
The mentality of the paper traders is that “rain makes grain.” The reality on the farm is that rain makes mud balls and little yellow corn plants. Experts were left scratching their heads over the numbers in the June 28 USDA corn and soybean planting report, and the market's volatility echoed that confusion.
Delayed planting dominates markets
Rain patterns across the Midwest have seriously delayed plantings, and have jerked around markets.
Futures markets look ahead to WASDE report
Marlin Clark offers a grain markets update ahead of the World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report due out in the middle of the day June 12.
Hoping for a hat rack grain market
Tuesday's market (June 30), we're in a "hat rack" market -- we're looking look for some kind of market news to "hang our hat on."
It was an ugly Monday on the Chicago Board of Trade
Marlin Clark digs into the reasons grain prices dropped further on Monday as the Chicago Board of Trade reacted to "technical corrections."
Weak South American harvest pushes soybean prices higher
Soybeans have led commodity markets higher in recent days. The weather chickens are coming home to roost, as speculation about problems in South America are being realized in early harvest results.
