Tag: soybeans
Grain markets and the Monday morning upchuck blues
Grain producers everywhere are saying, ‘Please, Lord, give me another rally; I will know what to do this time!’
View USDA’s June 30 planted acreage report with healthy skepticism
USDA: Planted acreage is same as last year (but a lot has changed since that early June survey).
Crops are getting ugly out there
Ohio’s corn condition declined 19 percent for the second week in a row. Our fearless grain commentator, Marlin Clark, can't remember ever seeing that before.
Grain markets: It looked good there for a while
Now is a time for hoping, and for looking at grain marketing option strategies. We can’t afford these corn and soybean prices long-term, and we have been too good at production for good prices.
Grain marketing: Planting Progress not dead
USDA's June 8 Planting Progress report says soybean planting still lags history. This has some traders saying that all the bean acres will never be planted.
Grain markets: Rain makes grain, or so we hope
The mentality of the grain traders seems to be that we are going to have huge crops at cheap prices. This will be another marketing season for “As the Stomach Turns,” says grain merchandiser Marlin Clark.
Lots of weather, but no good grain price news
Soybeans are poised to go below $9, and that is the lowest price in a long time. Barring a turn to poor weather, beans will get cheaper, says grain merchandiser Marlin Clark.
Weather dominates farming, crop futures
It is that time of the year: Weather dominates every farmer conversation and weather prospects control the thinking of every market trader.
You do NOT want to find this weed in your fields
Time-elapse videos from Purdue University show need for pre-emergent herbicide to control Palmer amaranth.
