Market Commentary

Maybe we could have blamed the discouraging open in the grain and soy markets this week on excessive celebrations on New Year’s Eve and a lingering hangover, but things have never really improved much to speak of since.  If we closed right now, March corn would have lost 6-cents for…

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Grain and soy markets appeared to have stabilized some yesterday after Tuesday’s shellacking, but it would be premature to suggest we have emerged from the deep dark bear forest quite yet.  We may have just arrived at a clearing for now.  Be that as it may, I have to believe…

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As the old saying goes, misery loves company, and an abundance of it was shared throughout ag markets as we kicked off the New Year.  Boy, talk about starting on the wrong foot.  The only exceptions were cattle and soybean oil, while beans and new corn contracts actually gapped into…

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Happy New Year.  Today kicks off a new year of trade, with countless opportunities for success and, of course, to be honesty blunt, the risk of failure to match.  While there are any number of charlatans who might like you to believe otherwise, in life, business, and certainly in trading…

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When the closing bell had rung this past Tuesday, it appeared that the grain and soy markets were poised for a nice little short-covering rally into the end of the year, but as it stands, only wheat has held gains, and corn and beans are positioned to finish on a…

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