Good Monday morning from a very wet Northern Illinois. I honestly cannot remember the last time I could say that. It certainly never occurred throughout the growing season, and I really do not recall an overabundance of rain in the spring. Regardless, while the soil recharge is appreciated, as you…
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OCTOBER 24, 2021 It was almost ten years ago now that I wrote an article in which I paraphrased the 19th-century German philosopher Fredrick Nietzsche by stating that “Gold is Dead.” This came across as blasphemy to the high priests of the church of hard money and bullion, but I,…
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“Hope Springs Eternal.” These words are attributed to the poet Alexander Pope from his work, “An Essay on Man,” but could very well be used to describe the overnight trade in the grain and soy markets after the shellacking we witnessed yesterday. Wheat is the undisputed champion in that case…
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“Hope Springs Eternal.” These words are attributed to the poet Alexander Pope from his work, “An Essay on Man,” but could very well be used to describe the overnight trade in the grain and soy markets after the shellacking we witnessed yesterday. Wheat is the undisputed champion in that case…
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Grain and soy markets extended the mid-October recovery a bit farther yesterday but appear to have run into a bit of opposition overnight. Seeing that little has really changed in the overall fundamental picture at this point, I suspect this advance has been charged by seasonal factors and a few…