Market Commentary

Daily Comments

While the driving forces that have propelled the grain and soy markets higher this week, primarily a hot and dry weather outlook and uncertainty concerning grain movement from the Black Sea, have not changed, these markets are trading defensively this morning. For the week, December corn is still up 18-cents,…

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After another impressive positive close for the grains and test of the calendar year highs in the beans trade, these markets appear to be showing signs of exhaustion this morning.  By no means have we come apart, but after a 17% to 20% advance in corn and wheat (Chicago) and…

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Daily Comments

With the weather forecast pointing towards a shift to warmer and drier towards the end of this month, we appear to have a good old-fashioned weather rally taking place.  Of course, when you add in reports of the hottest summer on record globally, as well as numerous other temperature records…

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Daily Comments

I am traveling during the first two days of this week, and as such, comments will be briefer than normal. I can still hear my father’s voice saying, “Whoa, Hold Your Horses,” to my brothers and me when we were getting a bit too rambunctious, and we would quickly pull…

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Daily Comments

I am traveling during the first two days of this week, and as such, comments will be briefer than normal. We have started this week on a positive note for the grain and soy markets, evidently spurred on by the announcement that Russia will not agree to an extension of…

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