“Unfeasible”
Country Futures market analyst Darrell Holaday thinks Mexico’s decision to ban GMO corn imports by 2024 is not feasible. "If they go to non-GMO corn, they'll pay $3 a bushel more than anything else or they'll starve to death. I…
Published December 2, 2022
Country Futures market analyst Darrell Holaday thinks Mexico’s decision to ban GMO corn imports by 2024 is not feasible. "If they go to non-GMO corn, they'll pay $3 a bushel more than anything else or they'll starve to death. I…Published February 18, 2022
The USDA Ag Attaché in Brazil is estimating Brazil’s soybean crop at 134.5 million metric tons, larger than USDA’s current estimate. Country Futures market analyst Darrell Holaday is puzzled. "Where we're at on the Brazilian bean crop is the strangest,…Published March 23, 2021
South American weather will dictate the direction of the corn market. "We're focusing on what goes on in the north, central and eastern parts of Brazil where the big Safrinha crop areas are at where corn got in so late,"…Published March 22, 2021
The grain trade expects USDA to estimate corn acres around 92 million and soybean acres at 90 million in the March Planting Intentions report. Country Futures market analyst Darrell Holaday says those acres will get most of the attention, but…Published October 6, 2020
The September USDA Quarterly Grain Stocks report may have traders gun-shy going into the October Supply and Demand report. "You know there will be surprises from the USDA, but you'd like the surprises to add up so it makes sense,"…Published April 28, 2020
According to Country Futures market analyst Darrell Holaday, the corn market is at a tipping point, hovering right at the 2007 contract lows. "There's no story for corn without ethanol. We shut the world economy down, which impacted ethanol and…Published March 11, 2020
As expected, Tuesday’s USDA supply and demand report didn’t hold any surprises for traders. Country Futures market analyst Darrell Holaday says the planting intentions and quarterly stocks report at the end of the month will be important. "How will USDA…Get a weekly digest from RRFN to stay up-to-date on all the latest news in agriculture.