Jerry Gulke

Jerry Gulke is a corn and soybean farmer in Northern Illinois and a contributing editor of Top Producer Magazine and AgWeb.com. Jerry’s view is that producers should be afforded the opportunity from the market place to capture profitable opportunities that will allow them a standard of living comparable to other non-Ag professions.

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Here’s an illustration of price discovery for soybeans that serves as a prime example of the efficiency of our price discovery system, as seen in the past 25 years of market history.
Jerry Gulke describes what factors are shaping the new paradigm in global ag trade and corn prices for 2026.
Sustainability isn’t just about the environment. It also means preparing for retirement and sustaining a way of life.
Looking back, here are the actions that have given the seasoned farmer/commodity analyst the biggest ROI over the years.
If tariffs prove inefficient, a positive EPA result — or even an executive order — will do.
May futures are in the process of printing a monthly key reversal. Ironically, this is just what it did five years ago in August 2020. Coincidence you might think?
Continued good demand into 2025/26 is likely as any positive tariff results wouldn’t end in one year — potentially sustaining the corn bull market.
The question becomes whether threats of tariffs include barring used cooking oil imports outright or merely tariffing the product, especially from China.
Jerry Gulke wonders if the unintended consequences from failed biofuels policies are really unintended at all.
After the three-year hiatus of down markets, grains have turned positive at least in the short-term, which is the first element of turning long-term positive.