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CIH Acquires Advance Trading

Published March 25, 2025

Advance Trading has new ownership. Commodity & Ingredient Hedging, also known as CIH, has announced its acquisition of the Bloomington, Illinois-based Advance Trading. The companies will continue to operate under their current names.

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Major Acquistion Coming in Grain Brokerage Business

Published February 14, 2025

As of February 28, Advance Trading will become part of CIH Trading. Advance Trading customers have received a letter with the news. CIH, also known as Commodity and Ingredient Hedging, is headquartered in Chicago. CIH was established in 1999 and…

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A 2024 Market Recap with Advance Trading’s Brian Basting

Published December 30, 2024

The corn market started out 2024 with the highest prices of the calendar year in late January. "That's extremely rare," said Brian Basting, economist, Advance Trading. "I can only think of one other time that may have happened in my…

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Another Ugly Week in the Markets

Published June 24, 2024

Minneapolis September wheat futures dropped 48 ¾ cents on the week. New crop corn and soybeans declined 17 and 29 ¾ cents respectively. August Feeder Cattle futures were down $3.60 per hundredweight. The nearby U.S. dollar index, the Dow, S&P,…

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The Bull Pen Report with Tommy Grisafi

Published June 3, 2024

This past month, new crop corn dropped off two-and-a-half cents. November soybeans rose 25 cents. September Minneapolis wheat is up 40 cents. August feeder cattle is up 90 cents and August hogs are down $6.90. As we move into a…

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Flooding Cuts into Crop Size in Southern Brazil

Published May 6, 2024

The Brazilian government is reporting 78 deaths from the severe flooding in its southernmost state of Rio Grand do Sul. Water has overtaken major cities. Advance Trading Research Director Cesar Cruz estimates at least 15 percent of the soybeans will…

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The Bull Pen Report

Published March 3, 2024

The corn market ended February up four days in a row. "You have to understand though, we are at a very low level in these markets," reports Tommy Grisafi, risk management advisor, Advance Trading. Even if prices are low, Grisafi…

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Lower Prices and a Higher Cost of Money

Published February 26, 2024

Corn, soybean and wheat prices have all come down since last year’s Commodity Classic in Orlando. With the March corn contract dropping below $4 per bushel this past week and soybeans trading at new contract lows, Advance Trading Risk Management…

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ATI Pro Media in a Conversation With RRFN From USDA AOF

Published February 17, 2024

Advance Trading Risk Management Advisor Tommy Grisafi visited with RRFN's Don Wick Friday for an update from the USDA Ag Outlook Forum on ATI Pro Media. Here's a link to the YouTube report.

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Buckle Up for a Wild Ride

Published February 9, 2024

Inflation has dropped from a peak of nine percent in June of 2022, but it is still above the Federal Reserve's two percent goal. In an interview for the Bull Pen Report on the Red River Farm Network YouTube Channel,…

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