Articles tagged under: grain markets

New COVID Variant is One of Two Stories Impacting Markets

Published November 26, 2021

Concern over a new COVID variant has the grain markets on edge. "How that impacts commodity sentiments, in terms of emerging markets, currencies and physical demand, is the top story for the markets," said Mike Zuzolo, president, Global Commodity Analytics…

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A Demand Driven Market Ahead for Corn and Soybeans

Published November 12, 2021

The weather and demand are two big factors for the grain markets. Bower Trading market analyst Ben Kasch says demand is the biggest factor. "There are great ethanol margins for corn and then, high input costs. That's all driving the…

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Spring Wheat Deja Vu

Published October 24, 2021

Wheat is the story for the grain markets as the December Minneapolis wheat contract moves past $10. "It looks like the grain markets are signaling they want more wheat acres," said Tom Lilja, market analyst, Progressive Ag Marketing.  With the…

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Make Acreage Decisions That Pay

Published October 15, 2021

When it comes to selecting the right acreage mix, Ever.Ag market analyst Mike North says it can be easy to lose sight of price. "We’re still staring at $12 soybeans, $5 corn and looking at $9.50 spring wheat and $7.50 winter…

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Grain Markets Shift from Supply to Demand Focus

Published October 15, 2021

The focus for the grain markets is starting to shift from supply to demand. "I think there's enough of the crop harvested that the grain trade will assume additional adjustments in the crop will be minor," said Arlan Suderman, economist,…

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Mixed Signals Coming from Grain Markets

Published October 1, 2021

Utterback Marketing President Bob Utterback says the grain market is very confusing, sending out mixed signals. "You can argue the demand side is nowhere as robust as it was this time last year. We're producing a crop, so what's the…

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USDA Throws Curveball at the Grain Trade

Published September 30, 2021

Thursday's grain trade close mixed with wheat higher, corn and soybeans lower. RML Trading market analyst Terry Fichtner says the USDA threw another curve ball at the grain trade. "The grain stocks were the big surprise. We are in a…

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Grain Markets Have Bearish Reaction to USDA Report

Published September 30, 2021

The grain trade reacted bearishly to the soybean numbers in the USDA's Quarterly Stocks report. According to Clayton Pope Commodities President Clayton Pope, that kind of a response is warranted. "To jump the soybean carryout by 81 million bushels from…

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Grain Market Plateau Expected

Published September 25, 2021

A combination of good demand and input supply shortages has StoneX Group commodities analyst John Payne is expecting grain prices to trade in a new plateau. "The government and U.S. suppliers are doing all they can to meet demand. Prices…

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Getting a Better Sense of the U.S. Crop

Published August 15, 2021

Traders will get a clearer picture of new and old crop supplies in the next two weeks. Utterback Marketing President Bob Utterback says the WASDE report and the Pro-Farmer tour are just snap shots. "The Pro Farmer tour tries to…

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