Market Commentary 

As we approach the end of the first week of October, we find corn futures steady and beans trading about a dime lower. Harvest activity has picked up in the east this week as combines have been very busy with the excellent weather...

Grain prices have traded in a very narrow range this week, with corn down a nickel and beans off about a dime. The markets have traded both sides of unchanged with the anticipation of the USDA quarterly stocks report today...

This week grain prices traded steady-to-higher for the better part of the week. However, once the federal reserve raised interest rates another 0.75%, all commodities have traded lower...

The USDA released its latest round of crop production estimated numbers on Monday. The initial market reaction to this bullish report had beans trading 60 cents higher and pulled corn up a dime on the day...

Good afternoon. I hope you all have had a chance to enjoy the fantastic weather over the past few days. The corn market has continued to chug along since the July 22nd low. It has gained back $1.20 as I am typing this. That is real money, and we saw an uptick in sales of new...

This week, we saw the USDA continue to show declining crop ratings. Ohio corn declined another two percentage points on the week, putting us 14 points lower than last year. Soybean conditions held consistent for the week and remain five points lower than last year. 

The grain markets are finding support this week as we reach the final Friday in August. The rain in the southeast and Delta has delayed harvest...

The grain markets continue to work towards new crop values as harvest has begun in the Southeast. Local basis levels continue to fade as demand is working to bridge the gap while farmer’s bushels continue to flow out of grain bins to market.

The grain future prices have traded stronger this week, with corn up twenty cents and beans up thirty cents prior to today’s USDA crop report...

Good afternoon and welcome to Friday once again. The weekly crop condition report had Ohio corn getting better by one percentage point from the prior week...