Tag: soybeans
The ag cycle is stuck on repeat
The message from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Outlook Forum in late February was pretty clear: In 2016, we will again grow more farm goods -- and, in some cases, far more -- than the U.S. and world markets can profitably use.
Sunrise and Trupointe Co-ops propose merger
Stockholders have received their ballots in the mail and should be casting them in time for a vote count March 7.
Long weekend helps grain prices
The end of winter is in sight, and the end to the winter price doldrums is not. We need news to spark this market, says our fearless grain commentator Marlin Clark.
New month, but same old grain market
Punxsutawney Phil has gone back underground, but farmers need to be up and alert, looking for grain marketing opportunities.
China sees woe, US ag sees red
Three weeks into calendar year 2016, however, key elements in China's economy -- its wildly speculative stock markets, less-than-transparent currency, sagging heavy industries -- have gone boom.
Numbers added to an emotional market
I have long held our modest hope that we would see some rebound in prices after the holidays.
A winter of grain market discontent
The grain market axiom is that the cure for low prices is low prices. The problem with cheap corn this year is that we have been surprised how cheap it could get — 3.50 corn futures were supposed to be a thing of the past.
Fickle grain markets are no Christmas present
Take a look at the grain markets and it is hard to find cause for celebration. Celebrate Christmas and the New Year, then get serious about selling grain.
Marketing the ocean waves
Sit by a quote screen the last month and the corn chart for the Chicago Board of Trade is like the ocean tide. It ebbs and it flows. Then ebbs some more.
The grain market’s Big Bang Theory
The Big Bang Theory has been postulated by science to explain the origin of the universe. Some incredibly large explosion, according to this theory,...
















