There are things that just can’t be explained
Marlin Clark does his best to break down and explain recent changes in the corn, soybean and wheat markets.
Planting progress remains a struggle
Planting progress continues to be the talk of the day around the marketing world and Marlin Clark weighs in in this week's grain markets report.
Crop conditions, Ukraine news dominate trading
Marlin Clark breaks down price changes in this week's grain markets in light of the Ukrainian port of Odessa opening up and a wetter-than-expected July.
Uncertainty fuels strong market
Dominating the markets for the next few days will be positioning ahead of the Sept. 12 U.S. Department of Agriculture crop production report.
Wars and rumors of wars drive market
News that Russia will allow exports from Ukraine pushed corn futures down 50 cents, soybeans down 17 cents and wheat down $1.17 for the week.
Heat helps corn, but Ohio still last in crop conditions
For planting and growth progress, Ohio has been the worst state most of the spring, passed only occasionally by Indiana. That greenhouse weather the weekend of July 20 didn't tip the market one way or the other though.
The market is never wrong, even when it seems to be
Even grain market analyst Marlin Clask has to deal with the reality that the market is never wrong as he explains this week's commodity prices.
Market prices rebound along with inputs
The latest changes in the grain markets have been influenced partly by recent weather and partly by bad fertilizer production news from Europe.
USDA reports rattle grain markets
Marlin Clark weighs in on the USDA world agricultural supply and demand estimates report, which provided surprise and reaction to the market on Sept. 12.
Long weekends trigger grain market jitters
The grain market is trying to stage a rally based on a smaller crops for this year, but the markets for next year are looking to put a cap on gains.
