Commentary

Gauging from the lack of substantive ag-related news this morning, one could guess that it is Wednesday, and of course, you would be correct. There are the now routine stories of how the war in Ukraine is disrupting grain shipments in that region, and the White House has now floated…

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Not unlike the proverbial stories of Lemmings following each other off the edge of a cliff, financial and ag markets toppled lower to varying degrees as we began this week.  Much was made of the losses in the equities, as the S&P 500 officially dipped into bear territory for the…

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Arguably, beans were the only major commodity presented with positive news from the USDA last Friday, but you would never have imagined so by the closing performance.  Beans closed under pressure while both wheat and corn finished higher.  Is this one of the classic examples of a market peaking and…

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JUNE 10, 2022 When I read this morning that economists were expecting the CPI number for May to increase .7% over April, the first thought that popped into my mind was, do economists not use fuel to drive or buy groceries?  Maybe they have all moved to electric vehicles and…

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A week ago today, things were looking a bit glum in corn/wheat/bean town as a gang of wild and unruly bears had descended on the hamlet and were running roughshod overall many of the inhabitants. It turns out, though, that over the weekend, a new sheriff arrived in town to…

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