Markets Articles
May Milk Production Goes Up
Published June 22, 2021
Nationwide, milk production increased 4.6 percent in May. South Dakota had the biggest increase, up 14.6 percent. That was helped by a year-over-year increase in the state’s dairy herd by 19,000 head. Minnesota milk production rose six percent. Minnesota dairy…Rural Perspectives
Published June 21, 2021
The grain trade expects an increase in both the corn and soybean acres in the upcoming USDA Acreage Report. Where do those acres come from? AgCountry Farm Credit Services marketing education specialist Katie Tangen has that answer, and more, in…Market Fundamentals Remain on a Roller Coaster Trade
Published June 21, 2021
CHS Hedging market analyst Steve Wagner says market fundamentals remain. Dry weather is a concern for the northern and western Corn Belt while the south and eastern areas have adequate moisture. "In the upper Midwest, that's definitely an issue. In…What’s Hot, What’s Not in the Markets
Published June 21, 2021
Timely rain was seen this weekend over a large portion of the Northern Plains and Midwest. In this week's edition of What's Hot, What's Not in the Markets, Advance Trading Risk Management Advisor Tommy Grisafi offers insight into the current…Traders Watching to See How Heat and Dryness Impacts U.S. Crops
Published June 21, 2021
U.S. Commodities President Don Roose says this continues to be very much a weather market with traders eyeing the latest forecast. "Moisture is needed immediately in the dry areas as drought continues to expand. It's paramount the weather starts to…Aircraft Deal Influences Wheat Trade
Published June 21, 2021
The United States and the United Kingdom have agreed to a five-year moratorium on regulatory tariffs for aircraft. That follows a similar deal between the U.S. and the European Union. This ends the retaliatory tariffs on non-durum U.S. wheat imports.…A More Fundamental Grain Trade
Published June 18, 2021
Global Commodity Analytics and Consulting President Mike Zuzolo thinks traders are getting back to more of a fundamental type trade following Thursday’s fund led blowout in the grains. "We're actually coming back around, starting to revisit that." The pork and…Commodity Markets Suffer a Total Collapse Thursday
Published June 18, 2021
Corn was limit down on the first six contracts listed, July 2021 through July 2022. For soybeans, it was only the fourth time in history that prices dropped over $1. Advance Trading Risk Management Advisor Tommy Grisafi says soybeans were…A Risk Off Trading Day
Published June 17, 2021
Grain traders taking money off the table in a general risk-off trading day. Van Ahn and Company market analyst Kristi Van Ahn says the cooler temperatures and rain in the forecast were the catalysts. "There's a lot of ifs and…