Market Commentary 

Grains this week did show some signs of life again. Corn and beans have rallied some 40 cents each this week, but wheat continues to struggle. News of a fairly substantial wheat purchase into an eastern US port from Europe seemed to keep wheat futures subdued. 

Hope planting season is off to a good start for you all! I’ve seen quite a few planters out the last couple of days. Aside from some chances of rain today and tomorrow, the next two weeks are looking pretty promising weather wise. Grain markets on the other hand have not of...

The commodity markets are finishing the week on a firmer tone today. Support is coming from fund buying on continued geopolitical concerns in the Black Sea region and weather concerns of continued dryness in Kansas and Nebraska. Corn for the week has added a dime and beans are up...

The commodity markets have traded lower for most of the week, both corn and beans are down close to fifty cents. China’s cancellation of US corn purchases this week got the sell off started. Corn for export in the Gulf is currently trading at a discount to Midwest domestic ...

​The commodity markets are trading lower on the week as we find ourselves trading cash corn twenty-five cents lower and beans down about a dime. Export sales have been disappointing for the past two weeks and current demand for cash bushels continues to be domestic.

We find ourselves this afternoon with corn markets trading a dime higher on the week and beans roughly unchanged. Since last week’s crop report the market has turned its attention to the excellent weather conditions for planting and the 11–14-day...

April is well underway with much to be done as everyone finishes servicing equipment and get ready to hit the ground rolling with planting season upon us.

We find ourselves trading a dime higher on corn and fifty cents on the plus side on beans for the week. I am reporting as we approach the noon hour and one of the major crop reports of the season...

Happy St. Patrick’s Day! We are putting the final touches on an interesting week in the commodity markets. We find corn trading twenty cents stronger and beans doing the opposite at twenty lower for the week.

The USDA released its latest supply/demand update this week and made minor adjustments to the export figures. Corn showed a reduction of 75 million bushels putting the carry-out figure at 1.342 billion bushels. Meanwhile beans were looking at a slight increase of 25MB, thus an en...