Market Commentary 

It was a quiet close to the week, with the bulls unable to hold momentum. CZ25 ran out of steam at $4.80 after an impressive two-month rally. We saw a fair amount of old crop and new crop corn sales from farmers this week, and rightfully so.

President Trump’s tariff talk has been the main headline again this week. He started off the week mentioning plans to put reciprocal tariffs in place and rounded out the week by revealing his plan for said tariffs.

Good afternoon once again. Wildcards seem to be the theme these days. Tariffs, weather, exports, domestic crush margins. Everything just seems to have a wildcard out there to be played.

Good afternoon. January is here and now gone. Another month just flew by. The grain markets had another big week of price action. We are hearing a lot of reports about bird flu. In Ohio this week, there were more than 4 million laying hens that were depopulate...

Good afternoon. Hope everyone was able to navigate the polar vortex this week. It made for a couple of slow days on the grain dumping front, that’s for sure, but on the news front, it sure has been a big week.

At the start of the week, the markets picked up right where they left off, but they calmed down as we approached midweek. We had a big risk-off day on Thursday, and then they went right back up to end the week.

Good afternoon. This week will be quick and to the point. The USDA dropped yields for both corn and beans in today’s reports.

Hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas and New Year’s! Wishing you all a safe and prosperous 2025. Grain markets are facing headwinds as we close out the week.

Good afternoon. It's hard to believe Christmas is next week, but here we are. The grain markets sure had their ups and downs this week. The bean complex this week grabbed most of the attention.

Good afternoon. Hope everyone had a Happy Thanksgiving last week. Sure was nice to take a few days and spend time with family. The corn market is having a really strong finish to end this week.