Market Commentary 

Good afternoon. We can finally welcome everyone to spring. Thank goodness, we have made it. It was March Madness in the grain markets this week. The meltdown on Monday left everyone looking like a deer in headlights.

This was another big week for the grain markets. They continue to follow the energies as the conflict with Iran continues. The halt of shipping in the Strait of Hormuz is causing ripples to be felt everywhere. Nonetheless, this has provided a much-needed boost to grain prices and...

Farmers are beginning to wrap up bean harvest fairly quickly here. We are starting to see an increase in corn, and thankfully are still not seeing any VOM. I don’t think that we will see any as harvest progresses.

What a week for the bean market! On Wednesday, President Trump met with Chinese President Xi and reported that the meeting was successful.

Good afternoon! Hope you’re all staying safe and warm this week. Grain and outside markets have retreated quite a bit today as we head toward month end, but there have been a few notable headlines over the last 24 hours.

Good afternoon. The USDA gave the corn market quite a shock on Monday.

Hopefully everyone is enjoying this warm spell we are having to wrap up the week! We are finally up to date on fundamental export data from the partial government shutdown.

Another quiet week in the grain markets as we near Christmas. There has not been much news to move prices in either direction. It favored being in the red but was overall unchanged this week, except for beans.

Another slow and uneventful week in the grain markets. The trend this week was negative and red, as there are no new stories to boost markets.

Good afternoon. We are marching right into the holiday season, and this is typically one of the quieter seasons for the grain markets. Harvest is in the rear-view mirror, and for the most part, this year is no different.