Good weather, neutral report, flat market
Marlin Clark delivers a grain market report for the week of June 15, 2020.
Planting winds down, while trade issues wind up
Marlin Clark offers a planting update and analyzes how markets have been affected by trade with China.
Rainy forecast slows down fast planting progress
The recent USDA planting progress report shows both Ohio and the nation are ahead of the five-year average. However, recent rains may slow things down.
Chewing on the small green apple market
Marlin Clark shares an update on the grain markets for the week of May 11, 2020.
After 2019, farmers get early start on planting
Marlin Clark offers an update on the agricultural markets for the week of May 4, 2020.
Hard times bring difficult decisions
Marlin Clark reflects on the difficult decisions many farmers are being forced to make due to current circumstances related to COVID-19.
Enjoy cheap gas for now
Although he likes cheap gas like everyone else, Marlin Clark believes it's a terrible thing because it affects everything else in the global economy.
Prices plunge under COVID-19 uncertainty
An analysis by the American Farm Bureau Federation shows crop and livestock prices falling to levels that threaten the livelihoods of many U.S. farmers.
Another grain market domino falls
Marlin Clark analyzes the market impacts of major meat packing houses closing because of outbreaks of COVID-19 in their workers.
Prepare for worst, pray for the best
As analysts account for the economic downturn caused by COVID-19, 2020 farm income prospects remain dismal.