Market Commentary 

Grain markets got a reality check today, pulling back hard after stacking on a little too much premium the last few weeks and hitting key resistance levels. With the government finally reopening, we were met with a long-overdue WASDE and a flash-sale data dump that quickly took s...

The US and China finally agreed on a trade deal. The deal included Chinese purchases of US soybeans, which is what the market has been anticipating all week.

Another week has gone by with little progress on the government shutdown, and limited new developments on the China trade front. 

Good afternoon. Here we are at the end of September, and another month has absolutely flown by us. We got some much-needed rain this week, anywhere from 1.5” up to 4” in some areas.

The markets started the morning in the green after Ag Secretary, Brooke Rollins, announced Taiwan’s commitment to purchase $10 billion in U.S. ag products over the next four years, including soybeans, corn, wheat, and beef.

Good afternoon. Hope you all are ready for another run of temperatures in the 90s, it sounds like it is coming our way.

As I have written over the years, Labor Day is complete, and we are now looking harvest right in the face.

Another month has flown by! Crops are looking really good in the area. Anticipated record corn yields across the U.S. Corn Belt. This is both positive and negative. 

Good afternoon. It sure has been nice to end the week on a wetter and cooler note weather-wise. First night for Friday night football, which means Labor Day and harvest are just around the corner.

StoneX released their crop survey estimates earlier this week, pegging Ohio’s corn yield at 191 bushels per acre and soybeans at 56. Conversely, Ohio's Country Journal’s crop tour was notably lower at 178 and 52, respectively.