Markets Articles
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…An Atypical Cattle Sale Season
Published June 14, 2021
Livestock auctions in North Dakota typically don’t sell an overwhelming amount of cattle this time of the year. However, drought is forcing producers to move some of their cattle. Yesterday’s sale at Napoleon, North Dakota had 3,700 head, with cow/calf…June WASDE Report Had Little Market Impact
Published June 14, 2021
In the June World Agriculture Supply and Demand Estimates report, the USDA lowered the old crop U.S. corn carryout by 150 million bushels on increased ethanol and export demand in the June supply and demand report. USDA made no change…What’s Hot, What’s Not in the Markets
Published June 14, 2021
The forecast calls for a change in the weather pattern. That news, plus, extreme volatility are driving the markets. Advance Trading Risk Management Advisor Tommy Grisafi has more details in this week's edition of What's Hot, What's Not in the…Fed Meeting On the Schedule This Week
Published June 14, 2021
The Federal Open Market Committee meets this week. The central bank could adjust the forecast for interest rates and inflation, but not take any immediate action. The Fed’s formal policy statement and its economic forecast will be posted Wednesday afternoon.USDA Lowers Global Wheat and Corn Ending Stocks
Published June 13, 2021
The USDA lowered world old crop corn ending stocks three million metric tons from the May report to 280.6 million tonnes, raised soybean ending stocks to 88 million tonnes and lowered wheat ending stocks about one million tonnes to 293.5…Learning How to Deal with Market Volatility
Published June 13, 2021
Total Farm Marketing Senior Market Advisor Naomi Blohm thinks traders were unsure how to deal with the increased soybean carryout in USDA’s June Supply and Demand report. “Plus, producers in North Dakota are still fighting drought and the rest of…Corn Market Pressure Gives a Boost to Cattle Markets
Published June 13, 2021
Weakness in the grain markets moved the cattle market higher on Friday. “The cash cattle markets were slightly higher and if you look at the demand picture, it gave the live cattle a shot in the arm,” said Brian Strommen,…