Articles tagged under: Brad Paulson

Rate Cut to Influence Ag Commodities

Published September 20, 2024

Northern Crops Marketing and Investments President Brad Paulson expects the interest rate cuts to support the commodity sector. "The bear market in commodities started when they started raising rates and if you remember back in the 1980s when rates went…

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Weather Worries

Published May 27, 2023

Northern Crops Marketing and Investments President Brad Paulson says a large portion of the Corn Belt is short of moisture. "It sure feels dry when that east wind blows all day long." Rains in the Southern Plains are too late…

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More Interest Rate Hikes on the Horizon

Published January 4, 2023

The Federal Reserve released the minutes from its December meeting Wednesday, offering insight into their path forward on interest rates. "There's still, a lot of job openings in the U.S. and they're more concerned about inflation being driven by higher wages,"…

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Fed Increases Rate 50 Points

Published December 14, 2022

As expected, the Federal Reserve raised its key interest rate by 50 basis points Wednesday.  "They did raise rates by half a percent and the range is 4.25 and 4.5 percent," said Brad Paulson, president, Northern Crops Marketing and Investments.…

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Demand Becomes a Market Driver

Published August 4, 2022

With much of the U.S. corn and soybean crop heading into grain fill, Northern Crops Marketing and Investments President Brad Paulson says demand will become the market driver. "Supplies will be determined in the next few weeks. Then, we're going…

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Muted Response

Published July 28, 2022

Northern Crops Marketing and Investments President Brad Paulson believes traders had the interest rate hike built into the market. "The outside markets were anticipating that, to say the least." Paulson says the muted market response may be relief that the…

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Canola Market Moves Lower

Published June 23, 2022

The canola market is down more than $111.00 Canadian since last week. Northern Crops Marketing and Investments President Brad Paulson says the weakness in the canola is mirroring the sell-off in palm and bean oil. "Palm oil is really beat…

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A Shrinking Cattle Supply and Higher Meat Prices

Published June 10, 2022

Northern Crops Marketing and Investments President Brad Paulson thinks the cattle supply is shrinking. "There are talks about smaller feedlots and the independent farmers with 200 head on the farm. They've been pushing these cattle out lighter and earlier, because…

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Traders Will Wait for Wheat Data

Published September 10, 2021

There won’t be any wheat numbers in the September USDA Supply and Demand report. Northern Crops Marketing and Investments President Brad Paulson says traders will have to wait until the end of September for those numbers. "Spring wheat production will…

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Can the Good Eastern Crops Offset Declining Western Crops?

Published August 9, 2021

Uncertainty over the size of the eastern Corn Belt crop being able to offset the drought damage in the west is causing choppy market conditions. Northern Crops Marketing and Investments President Brad Paulson is watching that debate closely. "A lot…

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