Top Producer’s 2024 Bear-Bull Market Outlook

We asked seven commodity market analysts to give commodity market outlooks for 2024 With their insights, the bearish market conditions will carry over, with a slightly more optimistic outlook for soybeans over corn.

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(Farm Journal)

Here are the analysts’ outlooks for the commodity markets in 2024. Click through to read more from each analyst.

Dan Basse: Prepare For Abrupt And Sizable Price Swings in 2024

Dan Basse says, “Importantly, managed money is sitting on their largest net short CBOT grain position in four years.”

Naomi Blohm: Soybeans Could Find New Country For Demand

Naomi Blohm says, “The U.S. soybean story remains quite friendly to start 2024 with historically small ending stocks and strong crush demand.”

Peter Meyer: 2024 ‘The Year of Demand’

Peter Meyer says, “Both the corn and soybean markets will need to take their lead from changes in both global and domestic demand given the production shortfall stories have become stale.”

Chip Nellinger: There Will Be At Least One Perceived Threat to Production

Chip Nellinger says, “Producers should be prepared to be more aggressive than years past in protecting downside price risk.”

Mike North: Markets To Stay In the Doldrums

“Near term, the soybean market has a loftier perch with a tight balance sheet emerging from supply headwinds,” says Mike North.

Jon Scheve: Expect To See Seasonal Rallies and Weather Risk

“It’s difficult to find anything bullish to say about corn for 2024.” says Jon Scheve.

Angie Setzer: This Year Will Underscore The Importance Of Your Marketing Plan

Angie Setzer says, “With their new trade agreement with Brazil, China is likely to import less corn from the U.S. in 2023.”

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