Braun Moves to Zaner Ag Hedge
Karen Braun has taken on a new role as the chief market analyst for Zaner Ag Hedge. For most of the past ten years, Braun has been an agriculture columnist for Reuters News.
Articles tagged under: Zaner Ag Hedge
A Lackluster Weekly Export Sales Report
The weekly export sales report shows lower than expected corn sales at 227,000 metric tons. Traders were expecting export sales to range from 350,000 tons to 800,000 tons. Wheat export sales totaled more than 229,000 tons. Soybean export sales are…
Recession Fears Carry Over to Grain Markets
Commodity markets across the board are seeing a selloff. Zaner Ag Hedge Chief Market Strategist Ted Seifried says recession concerns are a driver. "On one hand, if crude oil is down $5, maybe there's discretionary spending. We may see more…
USDA May Stair-Step into Bigger South American Reductions
The February WASDE report is described as “neutral” or a “wet blanket” for the grain markets. USDA did not lower South American corn and soybean production as much as grain traders forecasted. USDA also did not raise exports as much…
South American Weather is Key
Zaner Ag Hedge Chief Marketing Strategist Ted Seifried is expecting a sideways to firmer trade going into the end of 2021 with South American weather coming to the forefront. "There's a very strong chance of a La Nina for South…
Weather Market Continues as Corn Enters Into Pollination
Grain traders continue to watch the weather forecast. "The short-term weather is the corn story and the long-term weather forecast is the soybean story," explains Ted Seifried, chief market strategist, Zaner Ag Hedge. "There's slight nuances of when the moisture…
Zero Room for Error
USDA delivered a shocker to the marketplace with its Prospective Plantings Report. "Oh boy, we're going to have another year of some very exciting markets," exclaimed Ted Seifried, chief market strategist, Zaner Ag Hedge. Corn acres are estimated at 91.1…
USDA’s Approach on Crop Report a ‘Head Scratcher’
According to Zaner Ag Hedge Chief Market Strategist Ted Seifried, it’s the way USDA lowered the quarterly stocks that is surprising. "The USDA didn't lower production really from last year. In fact, they did make marginal changes and revised it,…
Closely Watching the Corn Markets
Traders are expecting Tuesday's USDA report to show U.S. corn carryout well over three billion bushels. The planting season is on track to meet USDA’s estimate of 97 million acres planted to corn. "We probably don't need that many acres…
China Dominating the Market Conversations
The market conversations at the end of January were dominated by China. "Coronavirus cases are increasing and so are the fatalities. There are lots of fear and concern that China demand, in particular, could drop sharply if this becomes a…
