Commentary

In the field of psychology, there is a theory known as Cognitive Dissonance.  This is something that, regardless if we recognize it or not, most of us experience on a very regular basis.  In a nutshell, humans want consistency, and as long as that consistency aligns with our belief system,…

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Last week Brazilian farmers were able to double the amount of beans harvested.  Of course, that just means they went from 2% complete to 4%, so they remain well off the average pace, let alone last year when they had already harvested 16% of the acreage.  In fact, this is…

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Grain and soy market bulls appear to be feeling a bit chipper as we kick off this second week of February, and when you consider demand rationing remains the dominant theme for 2021, why not.  We do have a monthly supply/demand report to be released by Uncle Sam tomorrow, and…

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