Market Commentary

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While hardly a surprise, a 4% dip in the good/excellent rating for corn and a 5% haircut in beans help shore up prices overnight in these markets, but the strength was fleeting, and the selling has since resumed.  For now, at least, it would appear that the trade is more…

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Free Commentary

A week ago today, grain and soybean markets gapped higher to begin the week, and the bulls must have been feeling pretty comfortable with the notion that they were in charge.  Of course, as my mother always warned me, when you begin to believe you have everything in your control,…

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A week ago today, grain and soybean markets gapped higher to begin the week, and the bulls must have been feeling pretty comfortable with the notion that they were in charge.  Of course, as my mother always warned me, when you begin to believe you have everything in your control,…

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Weekly Commentary

JUNE 11, 2021 Is it time to panic?!?!?! According to a number of headlines I read this week, it would certainly seem to be the case.  “U.S. consumer prices climb at the fastest pace since 2008” or better yet, “Consumer prices surge 5% annually, the most since August of 2008.”…

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Free Commentary

Carrying on with the semi-biblical allegory I used yesterday, it would appear that “gov” does indeed giveth and taketh away.  With the release of the June report, it gaveth some encouragement to the corn market with increased usage and lower domestic and global ending stock, but tooketh away part of…

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