Articles tagged under: grain markets

Learning How to Deal with Market Volatility

Published Yesterday

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…

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Weather Still Significant to the Grain Trade

Published Yesterday

U.S. Commodities President Don Roose says the rain that moved through the Dakotas and Minnesota set the grain market on edge Friday. “This market is so weather sensitive and with the surprise rains coming through, this spooked the bulls and…

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The Risk is On

Published June 6, 2021

The grain market continues to benefit from general buying. AgriSompo North America market analyst Sterling Smith says dry and hot weather is the big driver, but demand is a factor, too. "Old crop export sales also helped us out along…

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U.S. Weather is Now the Focus for the Markets

Published May 31, 2021

The markets are closed on Monday, due to Memorial Day. When markets reopen, U.S. weather and crop conditions are expected to weigh on the grain market movement. "We'll have USDA's Weekly Crop Progress report on Tuesday at 3 p.m. We…

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The Corn Market Gets Emotional

Published May 30, 2021

Van Ahn and Company market analyst Kristi Van Ahn says there is a lot of emotion tied to the corn market. "We caught too many people leaning on the bull trend this past week. It's not surprising. This comes at…

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Grain Market Surprised at Higher Ending Stock Estimates

Published May 7, 2021

Pre-report estimates for the May USDA Supply and Demand report have ending stocks higher than where current commodity prices would indicate. "I don't know if the trade is looking at that specifically, but I think the numbers coming in at…

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Unprecedented Times for Soybean Markets

Published May 5, 2021

Brock and Associates market analyst Richard Brock says the supply of soybeans in the U.S. has been the real issue. "This has all been driven, for the most part, by a real shortage of oilseeds going to the diesel market…

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Grain Market Volatility to Continue

Published April 30, 2021

Market volatility and choppiness continues in the grain markets. Total Farm Marketing market advisor John Heinberg says the new crop months are seeing the most pressure. "More of that is probably getting tied to the weather forecast and the fact…

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Grain Trade Ends the Week Higher on End of Month Trading

Published April 30, 2021

Friday's market action was all about the end of the month trading. "It's all about the delivery situation on the May positions. We found out who does or doesn't want to own the deliverable positions at the board of trade…

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Take Advantage of the “Unreal Basis Levels”

Published April 26, 2021

Basis levels are at historically narrow levels or even trading above par in some Northern Plains locations. Van Ahn and Company market analyst Kristi Van Ahn says these basis levels are just unreal. "A lot of that has to do…

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