Tag: markets
Ag Outlook Forum blows up the market
The USDA Agricultural Outlook Forum released the projection that farmers would plant a record 94 million corn acres and produce 15.585 billion bushels.
Grain markets sensitive to Trump news
Grain markets react to what could come of Donald Trump’s promised use of tariffs to drive conversation or influence changes in trade.
Monday holiday makes for odd trading
None of the regular Monday USDA reports were available on Oct. 14, also known as Indigenous Peoples Days, but the trading went on in Chicago.
Market turns around on flimsy news
'Recent market movement reminds me of the old axiom that "'the cure for low prices is low prices,'" writes market analyst Marlin Clark.
Weather news sparks grain market rise
Marlin Clark analyses recent shifts in the corn, soybean and wheat markets, identifying inclement weather around the world as a factor pushing up prices.
Cool, wet weather holds up Midwest planting season
Rain, cold and snow flurries in even the best areas of the Corn Belt mean that only 3% of the nation’s corn crop is planted, according to the USDA's Crop Progress Report.
Corn markets look concerning ahead of planting
Marlin Clark explores the reasons for a market that continues to hit new lows.
Ohio’s soybean processing capacity is growing
Ohio's soybean crush capacity could grow as much as 35% in the next few years. That's good news for farmers, industry experts say.
Harvest hurries toward completion
Corn, soybean and wheat prices are reacting to harvest progress across the country. Marlin Clark offers insight into the grain markets.
Commodity markets thaw, securities markets remain in deep ice
The commodities and securities markets continue on the paths plowed for them by last year’s inflation, Russia’s war, the global pandemic and politics.
