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For those old enough to remember 1983 we had a fantastic corn crop on July 15th. A month later after several 100-degree windy, dry days we had a terrible crop. Today’s hybrids can stand more str...
Corn and beans had a bad week as corn dropped 25 cents and beans were 42 cents lower on the week. Last Friday’s S and D report was neutral to slightly bullish, but it was not enough to overcome ...
December corn closed 10 cents higher and November beans were 24 cents higher. Trade talks were part of the optimism as we came to an agreement with Vietnam. Granted they are not a huge trading partner...
December corn ended the week down 14 cents, we got some help Friday as it was up 6 cents. It is hard to say if this was some short covering ahead of the report, or it could be some thought we had gone...
Another rough week for old crop corn as the July contract closed 16 cents lower as the trade thinks we have ample supplies to get us to new crop. However, terminal basis levels have improved lately as...
Mid-week some interior bean processors decided it was time to start the annual rob the farmer end play. They rolled their nearby basis bids clear to the November contract and priced all deliveries the...
We saw mostly higher futures prices last week except for July corn which was down a couple of cents. December corn showed some strength as it closed 11 cents higher. Beans were higher with July finish...
We may have been lucky we only had 4 trading days last week as it seems we were down every day. July corn ended the week down 15 cents while the December contract was down 12.
Memorial Day has come and gone, we finally got some decent rain, the crop is all but planted in our area, everything is good, right? It depends on who you talk to.
Last week started with a friendly USDA report for both corn and beans, plus an announcement that the US and China was putting a hold on the proposed high tariffs for 6 months. Those 2 items should hav...
