Saturday, June 14, 2025
standing corn in field in winter

Last week, corn futures lost 13 cents and nearby (January) soybean futures lost 29 cents. Marlin Clark weighs in on recent changes in the grain markets.

We in the grain business are hanging on with both hands to the mechanical bull market. It goes up, it goes down, and it eventually throws you off on your face.

The middle of March is a hard time to plan grain marketing. We are in the dark about actual planting plans, spring weather, and the results of the winter weather we are now experiencing.

On this St. Patrick’s Day we hope that the luck of the Irish is for better grain prices.
Flooded field

The cold, wet spring is already delaying fieldwork and early planting.
soybean field at sunset

Grain market update: Prices are stagnant, looking for news. The news is all about trade negotiations with China, and there is no real news.
corn

In his weekly market report, Marlin Clark sheds some light on how corn, soybean and wheat prices could be impacted by weather over the next couple of weeks.
Fall harvest, 2018

Prices on the Chicago Board of Trade have been volatile, as the market sifts through pieces of news. Marlin Clark weighs in on the grain markets.