Market Commentary

The U.S. economy continues to make life difficult for the Federal Reserve.  Try as they may to put the breaks in the jobs situation in this nation, we seem to produce more and more jobs.  Economists were expecting job growth in November to slow down to around 200,000 new positions,…

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I am not sure who provided the hemlock, but a communal cup appears to have been shared amongst the bulls in the grain and soy markets yesterday, and from the looks of it, those still hanging around the KC wheat futures are taking an extra gulp this morning for good…

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If December is supposed to be a month of cheer and good tidings, you certainly would not know it gauging from the performance in the grain and soy markets as we kick off the month. With the exception of meal, which one must suspect is enjoying a bit of spread…

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Having taken on the role of the bull leader, beans are doing their best to try and lift all the boats in the grain/soy harbor.  They have helped corn reach back against resistance levels, and for wheat…well?  At least the slide appears to have been halted for now.  The outlook…

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Seeing that I will be traveling in the morning, these comments are being written on Monday evening. While there did not appear to be any specific news to trigger the action, bean finished strong on Monday while wheat was under pressure and corn was doing its best the straddle the…

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