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March 22 is World Water Day. Treasure water like gold. As the climate continues to change, it reminds us about the urgent need for judicious use of water.
Weekly overview of ag commodity market news & price action compiled by Austin Schroeder with Brugler Marketing. Not intended as trading advice. Actions taken are responsibility of the reader.
Cattle futures had an impressive start to the week but were unable to find any followthrough in Tuesday’s trade. Will sideways be the them into Friday’s Cattle on Feed report?
Grain markets are continuing to consolidate as it appears the market is looking for new news to give it it’s next direction.
Jon Scheve looks for historical similarities to 2024 to determine if a corn price rally is even realistic.
For the first time in memory, market power by the owners of U.S. and global fertilizer production is drawing policymaker scrutiny. U.S. four-firm concentration ratios exceed 60 percent in all three markets (N,P, and K).
Grain markets are mixed in the early morning trade as the markets looks to catch their breath. These are the levels to keep an eye on for corn, soybean, and wheat futures
Grain markets are green to start the week (yes, you read that correctly!). Is there more upside left into March options expiration on Friday?
Jon Scheve explains how crop insurance does not provide a price floor for farmers like some think it does.
Weekly overview of ag commodity market news & price action compiled by Austin Schroeder with Brugler Marketing. Not intended as trading advice. Actions taken are responsibility of the reader.
Grains are firm in the early morning trade, knocking on the door of some significant resistance levels.
In today’s 2 minute drill, we zoom in on the monthly chart of May corn futures. We saw a nice pop off of the contract lows in late February, but have been stuck in a 10 1/2 cent range since then.
We’re in a predictable period of a well-established supply and demand cycle. Yet there is a different potential crisis looming for the beef cattle industry.
Jon Scheve discusses how likely a soybean rally really is. Plus, he walks through his final 2023 soybean futures position.
Livestock futures had a strong finish to last week’s trade, will that strength carry into today’s trade?
Corn and soybean futures prices are firm to start the week as traders, hedgers, and other market participants look to position ahead of Friday’s USDA report.
The 2022 Census of Agriculture continues the trend of declining number of farms and increasing average age of farmers. I also shows mixed results in terms of farmers adopting conserving agricultural practices.
Jon Scheve discusses the likelihood of a market rally, and what needs to happen for it to become a reality.
Brazil is home to about one-eighth of the world’s forests. I’m one of many farmers who would like to keep it this way—and we will if the government and the media treat us as partners rather than as enemies.
Cattle futures were choppy in yesterday’s trade as traders and hedgers gear up for the monthly Cattle on Feed report, due out after the close.
Grain markets are attempting to recover some lost ground in the early morning trade, will the strength last through today’s session?
Grain markets had a strong start to the week but have so far failed to find any follow-through momentum as traders’ position ahead of March options expiration on Friday.
Bill Northey was an amazing leader in agriculture who had the people skills of a retail politician and the vision of a statesman.
Weekly overview of ag commodity market news & price action compiled by Austin Schroeder with Brugler Marketing. Not intended as trading advice. Actions taken are responsibility of the reader.
Corn futures were able to notch their first positive close of the month in yesterday’s trade and are attempting to firm in today’s trade. Are we nearing a market low?
Sea level rise from climate change could turn up to 65 million people living on islands into refugees over the coming decades, adding to an already enormous refugee crisis. Farmers on coastal lands may also be affected.
Corn and soybeans are higher in the early morning trade, but will it hold through today’s trade?
Grain markets continued to struggle this week following a WASDE report that offered little reason for Funds to cover their ever-growing net short position. Here’s how things stand at the end of the week.