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.
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.
Troubling news exacerbates low commodity prices
Marlin Clark digs into global production and trade patterns that have been exacerbating low commodity prices, especially, related to corn and soybeans.
Farmers focus on weather, but grain markets keep ignoring it
Although crop quality may not be what the USDA is anticipating due to unfavorable weather in parts of the Midwest, the grain markets have not budged.
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.
No shortage of gloomy market forecasts
Marlin Clark forecasts trends in the corn market based on what analysts are predicting for planting season through harvest.
Better weather fuels cheaper market
The good weather is overcoming the bullish reaction to export problems in war-torn Ukraine so last week's net gains are being lost.
Negative price bias continues to rule grain markets
Marlin Clark remarks on how the grain markets have responded to recent USDA reports detailing grain stocks estimates and planted acres estimates.
USDA report blows corn tops
Is grain market on a report-induced, blow-off high, or has the report just set off another leg of the rally?
Weather is biggest market mover right now
Corn and soybean prices have been improving as a result of wet harvest weather in Argentina and indications fewer acres of corn may be planted in the U.S.
