Commentary

Between wars and rumors of wars, to borrow a line from scripture, various government reports, both ag and economy-related, financial mayhem in the UK, and scandal of all scandals, indictments being handed down on charges of fraud and cheating in an Ohio fishing tournament, markets have been just a bit…

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While it may have been a few weeks premature, the statisticians at the USDA were ready for a little Halloween fun and did manage to pull off a few tricks and presented the bean market with a minor treat yesterday.  Maybe I should not go so far as to say…

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With the moment we have been waiting for now just a few short hours away, grain and soy markets have pulled back just a bit, waiting for the news.  If this is the calm before the storm or just action indicative of a market that is just plain tired from…

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If anyone ever needed a textbook example of what a “Turnaround Tuesday” looks like, the overnight action in the grain and soy market appears to have provided one. Let’s face it. Pushing the weight of a market uphill is hard work, so these bulls are entitled to a few moments…

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Here we go again. With stepped-up bombing across many areas of Ukraine over the weekend, the name of the game for grain and soy markets this morning is once again “risk-on” as additional premium is being added back into the price structure. I am not sure I will go so…

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