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Crop & Harvest Predictions from the USDA Crop Production Report: 2020
Last year was a rough one for U.S. agricultural producers. A strong El Niño cycle, extraordinary flooding, and U.S.-China trade tensions posed a collection of unique challenges. As a result, U.S. family farm bankruptcies jumped from 498 (2018) to 595 (2019)―a 20 percent gain and an eight-year high.
Using Futures to Insure Crops in the Field and Silo
To grain producers, crop insurance is an operational cost, simply a part of conducting business. For many producers, the Midwestern floods of 2019 have made it clear that traditional forms of crop insurance do not provide perfect safety nets. Fortunately, there’s another way of protecting a harvest from the unknown: grain futures. Whether you’re raising… Read more.
US Grain and Oilseed Markets Explode Higher Following G-20 Meetings
US grain and oilseed markets exploded higher last night on the open following the G-20 meetings over the weekend leaving price gaps everywhere you look. The meeting appears to have been a success as the message has been spun as positive by both sides.
Election Results Priced in for Commodity Highs and Lows set in October?
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US Stock Market Climbs as Global Economic Threats are Discounted
The US stock market continues to climb “a wall of worry,” as less than stellar US economic data, ongoing US/China trade tensions, signs of a building global currency problem, and expectations of a US interest rate hike this month are being discounted…
Technical Ag Knowledge: **VIDEO** Chart Analysis for June 12
Tom Dosdall dives into market analysis and commentary for grain futures after the June 2018 WASDE report.
Equities Markets’ Resilience has Softened Negative Vibes in Commodity Markets
While the equity markets have not completely left the confidence-shaking volatility from early February behind, their ability to maintain a good portion of their gains from the recovery bounce has calmed investors and softened the negative vibes in the commodity markets.
Markets Exhausted, Significant Lows in Grains
Global markets have not regained a “risk on” tone, but they are showing signs of looking beyond the turbulent events of the past few weeks.
Volatile Week Ahead, Growth in the Long Run
It could be a very volatile week ahead as the market deals with factors that could slow US economic growth in the short term.