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I am pretty sure I can speak for most of you when I say if I never see another political ad in my lifetime, it will be too soon.  Of course, we know that will not be the case, and as soon as the votes are tallied after tomorrow’s mid-term…

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Weekly Commentary

Amidst a sea of discouraging economic news, there is a lone lifeboat, bobbing along with the waves and defying the expectations of economists and prophets of doom alike, who expect that it will sink at any moment.  Jobs.  This past week we saw the release of the Job Openings and…

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Grain and soy markets have been on quite a thrill ride this week, courtesy of the unpredictability of Vladimir Putin, first stating that he will no longer honor the UN grain corridor agreement and then rescinding those comments just a few days later. Gauging from the stories I have read…

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With no new twists or turns coming from the Black Sea region this morning, markets a left with little fresh news to provide incentive.  Weekly export sales have been released, and while they have fallen in line with expectations, there is little in the numbers that would be considered inspiring. …

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While Vladimir Putin’s war against Ukraine has certainly not been going as intended, his war against the sanity of commodity traders has been quite effective this week.   As you have undoubtedly heard or read, after stating that they would no longer honor the UN-brokered grain deal to allow a corridor…

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