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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Jerry Gulke discusses an unusual trend in the markets.
Jerry Gulke says a strong return to Marketing 101, last seen during the 1980s, may be on the horizon.
With rapidly changing market conditions, Jerry Gulke says it pays to look at historical precedents.
Recent WASDE reports had assumed another record Brazilian soybean crop and Argentina returning to normal, but the El Niño weather pattern might have something to say about that.
“It’s likely managing a slimmer margin in production agriculture will be closer to the 1980s than the 2010s.”
Changing your perspective from last trading day of future to the first notice day depicts the “gapping” lower due to inverted prices. Note: the price-gapping from old to new crop July to September is similar to 2012.
Sometimes it isn’t a matter of what direction prices are headed but where they are not headed. USDA has shaved demand, especially in corn. The long-term outlook might show corn prices have lower targets yet to come.
The major debate this year has been one of perceived tight stocks versus how high prices have or will impact global demand for U.S. agricultural commodities.
Markets can tell a story, especially after a journey through headwinds, political strife and wars. March soybeans did that in 2022.
Markets can tell a story, especially after a journey through headwinds, political strife and wars. March soybeans did that in 2022.