Sunday, March 8, 2026
corn

Following weeks of lower prices, Marlin Clark has good news to report about the corn, soybean and wheat markets, as prices rally on unexpected supplies.
Corn planting

The weather has been warm, but planting progress is still behind.
Corn snow

Harvest is winding down, although a few farmers are still chasing dry days before the cold sets in.
combine in corn field

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.
snow-on-soybeans

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.
wheat

The grain markets have been volatile, reacting to updated information with every new report, and Marlin Clark expects price changes to stay unpredictable.
corn field

Marlin Clark predicts changes in the corn and soybean markets ahead of the March 31 Prospective Planting Report.
grain silos

Corn and soybean prices surged early in the week; however, a correction took away most of the gains, and grain prices closed lower, Marlin Clark explains.

Today is the day of the landmark USDA Planting Intentions Report. Everyone's waiting for the noon hour release!
Flooded field

The weather continues to be the biggest grain story of 2018 so far, for better or worse.