Commentary

Oct 02, 2022 | For Members

Weekly Commentary

OCTOBER 2, 2022 I will readily admit that between a wedding in the family and a bit of travel, I could not devote as much time to studying markets and current events this past week. But, now that I have had an opportunity to get back into the saddle, so…

Sep 30, 2022 | For Members

Daily Comments

We have higher prices across the grain and soy markets as we move into the final hours for this week/month, but the overall performance for corn, wheat, and beans varies dramatically. To paraphrase George Orwell, all commodities are equal, but some are more equal than others. If we wrapped up…

Sep 29, 2022 | For Members

Daily Comments

Is the bull party finally over for the U.S. Dollar? For now, the answer to that question is a definite, well, maybe? After intervention by the Bank of England to try and prop up the British Pound, not to mention previous efforts by the Bank of Japan to support the…

Sep 28, 2022 | For Members

Daily Comments

Jack Frost returned to the upper reaches of the Midwest and the Northern Plains overnight and may have potentially damaged some of the latest planted crops in those regions. When it comes to an early freeze, the issues created are often more about quality than quantity, but one has to…

Sep 27, 2022 | For Members

Daily Comments

We are not quite sure which child or children had been misbehaving, but ma and pa commodity took all the kids out behind the woodshed for a lashing yesterday. While prices are on the mend this morning, the break has now carried the GSCI down to the lowest level since…