Commentary

Shhhh.  We need to remain very quiet for fear of scaring this elusive creature.  Some have maintained it extinct, the last of the breed snuffed out by endless trade wars and too much competition for fighting for the same space. Some claimed to have witnessed a sighting late last year,…

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We have made it to midweek already and, the action in the grain and soy markets has been generally directionless.  Corn is a penny lower for the week, wheat a penny higher, with bean down seven cents.  So much for the return of Chinese buying, giving us much of a…

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As the old saying goes, “you need to make hay while the sun is shining,” and U.S. farmers took that to heart last week with another solid gain in planting progress.  No doubt, it was right they did, as much of the Midwest has now returned to wet and unseasonably…

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