Commentary

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As it turned out, the bulls still have a bit of kick left, as after the discouraging opening yesterday, those sly devils were able to post a reasonably impressive reversal to the upside. Both corn and wheat recorded outside higher daily reversals, and old-crop beans reached the highest levels traded…

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After posting a moderately impressive performance in response to last week’s USDA data, markets have failed to extend their enthusiasm as we begin this new week. It is not unusual to see market psychology shift a bit over an extended weekend, and by no means is the action we have…

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Weekly Commentary

This week, we were confronted with the age-old question, “Is the glass half full or half empty?”  I have been accused of seeing things from a half-empty perspective many times throughout the years, which I find entirely unwarranted.  I prefer to think of myself as an open-minded pragmatist.  If you…

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Daily Comments

Coming into yesterday’s reports, there would seem to have been little doubt that the bulls in the grain and soy markets were desperately in need of a little elixir to get their juices flowing once again.  Well, as it turned out, those crafty chemists at the USDA mixed up just…

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Granted, it was over the New Year holidays, but export sales through that period will not provide bulls with anything to celebrate.  For the week ending the 5th, we sold just 225,700 MT or 8.9 million bushels of corn for the current crop year.  This was 20% lower than the…

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