Articles tagged under: The Money Farm

Weather Premium Not Built Into Market Yet

Published September 22, 2024

The Money Farm President Allison Thompson sees a sideways trading range continuing in the short term. "What the market really needs is some supply and demand news and without that we're trending here," said Thompson. Harvest pressure is major market…

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New Crop Soybeans Dip Below $10/Bushel

Published September 14, 2024

At one point this past week, November soybean futures dropped below the $10 per bushel mark.  The Money Farm owner Allison Thompson said that left more questions than answers. “Technically, it’s not a very pretty sight for new crop soybeans,…

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Weather Extremes for South American Crop

Published November 3, 2023

The Money Farm owner Allison Thompson is closely monitoring South American weather. "They took out a good chunk of rain that was expected for the north-central areas of Brazil, which are high-producing areas. Argentina, southern Brazil and Paraguay, are going to…

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Weather Models Differ

Published June 21, 2023

With a weather market, traders are looking at every forecast. The Money Farm market analyst Allison Thompson says the European and GFS weather models have differed throughout the spring and early summer. They are definitely different; the GFS does show a…

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Northern Plains Planting Progress Continues to Lag

Published May 24, 2022

U.S. farmers picked up the planting pace across the country in the last week, but the Northern Plains continues to lag behind. USDA has the U.S. corn crop at 72 percent planted. The Money Farm market analyst Luke Swenson says…

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Crop Production in a War Zone

Published March 12, 2022

Ukraine's state-run railroad is trying to fill the void from the closure of Black Sea ports. Ukrainian railways may deliver grain to border areas where it could go to ports. "I don't know how excited I'd be to be a…

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Basis Opportunities in Farm Country

Published October 24, 2021

The basis remains unusually strong during this harvest season. "These processors, especially when you look at the margins they have in ethanol with fuel costs the way they are, they're going to be looking for a regular supply," said Sam…

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Crop Losses Too Big to Offset Overall Production

Published August 15, 2021

USDA indicated last week the eastern Corn Belt’s crop will not be big enough to offset the losses seen in the western Corn Belt. The Money Farm market analyst Luke Swenson is surprised USDA went that route. "We've been arguing…

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How High Can the Wheat Markets Go?

Published July 20, 2021

The Money Farm market analyst Mike Krueger is watching to see how high spring wheat prices can go. "I'm hearing people talking about $10 September or December Minneapolis wheat futures, but that will depend on how the crops in other…

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Northern Plains Spring Wheat Continues to Struggle

Published July 12, 2021

Spring wheat conditions are tough in the Northern Plains. USDA acknowledged that in the weekly crop condition and July WASDE reports. The Money Farm market analyst Luke Swenson thinks the majority of spring wheat harvest will be complete in the…

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