By Jerry Gulke

• Market Strategy: A Timely Matter
  
  02/07/2012
  A lot has happened since the summer. Revisiting my columns might be helpful as we focus on 2012.
• Market Strategy: Soybeans Come Full Circle
  
  01/11/2012
  A slowdown in demand could derail the idea that China's unparalleled growth spurt has no bounds.
• Market Strategy: A Pause that Refreshes?
  
  11/29/2011
  While we are enjoying the well-deserved fruits of our labors this winter, perhaps it would be good to look to the 2012/13 crop year.
• Market Strategy: Should You Buy Land?
  
  11/02/2011
  Is the land boom over? Should you sell now or buy more? The answer depends on your perspective and age.
• Market Strategy: The Value of the U.S. Dollar
  
  10/05/2011
  Currency valuations are now less influenced by prevailing interest rates and more by safety.
• Market Strategy: The 800-lb. Gorilla
  
  08/31/2011
  China consumes nearly 60% of the global soybean trade, yet analysts have consistently underestimated Chinese demand.
• Market Strategy: Price Discovery Process
  
  07/27/2011
  The corn market is at critical production levels—and a 500-million-bushel shortfall means a new ball game.
• Market Strategy: Uncertainty Breeds Volatility
  
  04/06/2011
  The positive side of volatility is that end users have a chance to lock in a buying price and producers have the opportunity to secure a selling price.
• Market Strategy: The Value of Technical Analysis
  
  03/04/2011
  One of the most difficult aspects of a bull market is to forecast just how high prices will go. In the end, it is all about supply and demand. The price at which demand is curbed is a moving target that is influenced by many fundamental factors that might seem overwhelming and complicated. That is when technical analysis becomes useful.
• Market Strategy: USDA Paradigm Shift
  
  03/02/2011
  In past years of relatively tight stocks, USDA tended to rationalize that rising prices would bring reductions in line with demand. Based on the agency’s Feb. 9 Supply and Demand Estimates report, there appears to have been a paradigm shift in thinking, especially in corn.