Articles tagged under: Kristi Van Ahn

Van Ahn: Feb WASDE Was Not a Big Market Mover

Published February 10, 2026

The February USDA World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report brought few surprises, with most major crop numbers left unchanged. The February report is typically not a big market mover. "You're really only adjusting the demand side at this point,"…

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WASDE Adds Pressure to Corn, Soybean Markets

Published January 12, 2026

The January USDA WASDE report delivered an unexpected and sharply negative outlook for corn and soybeans. According to Van Ahn and Company's Kristi Van Ahn, the report caught the trade off guard and added more pressure to an already large…

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WASDE Report Adds Fresh Uncertainty

Published November 15, 2025

The USDA supply/demand report delivered mixed signals for corn, soybeans, and wheat, leaving traders with more uncertainty than direction. Van Ahn and Company market analyst Kristi Van Ahn says the corn outlook looks manageable on the surface, but deeper concerns…

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Corn Production Outpaces Expectations

Published September 14, 2025

Van Ahn and Company COO Kristi Van Ahn says the September Supply and Demand Report showed more production pressure than expected. “The corn market is shrugging it off fairly well, but I'm just worried that the more production we have,…

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Eat the Basis and Keep the Cash Flow Going or Deal with Storage Costs

Published September 12, 2025

According to Kristi Van Ahn of Van Ahn and Company, the year-end scenario becomes the lesser of two evils. "Do you want to eat a bad basis, have a home for it, be able to keep moving along during harvest,…

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WASDE Shocks Corn Market with Record Yield

Published August 12, 2025

The USDA supply/demand report surprised the grain markets with significantly higher corn acreage and yield estimates, pushing projected ending stocks to over 2.1 billion bushels. Kristi Van Ahn, COO of Van Ahn and Company, called the report “ridiculous” and said…

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Markets Shrug at Friendly USDA Report

Published July 11, 2025

The USDA’s July WASDE report delivered slightly bullish news for grain traders, but the market reaction was muted. "This is our second report in a row that I think leaned a little bit on the friendly side, and the market…

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Corn Market Shrugs Off USDA Acreage Report

Published July 1, 2025

The USDA’s quarterly Acreage and Grain Stocks reports landed largely in line with expectations, but Van Ahn and Company COO Kristi Van Ahn-Kjeseth says the corn numbers had the potential to offer some support. “I would have honestly thought that this…

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USDA Reports Show Shift in 2025 Crop Acreage, Stocks Mixed

Published June 30, 2025

The USDA’s latest Acreage and Quarterly Grain Stocks reports, released Monday, reflect a notable shift in U.S. crop planting decisions for 2025. Corn planted area is estimated at 95.2 million acres, up 5 percent from last year and the third-highest…

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Agricult-HER: Kristi Van Ahn

Published March 5, 2025

The Agricult-HER series continues as we visit with Kristi Van Ahn, COO, Van Ahn and Company. Van Ahn shares the path that brought her into commodity marketing and the family business. Her advice? "Don't be afraid to be bold. That's…

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