Opinion
Analysis and insights from experts across the agriculture industry.
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.
Grain markets were under pressure in yesterday’s trade but are firming up after defending significant support levels. Are the markets gearing up for an end of year rally?
Jon Scheve discusses how to capture market carry in the market and how he made 37 cents of profit.
Jon Scheve discusses what variables in South America will contribute to price fluctuations for the next month.
Labels have become political. Many of them are no longer about what people need to know, but rather what special-interest groups seek to impose.
Jon Scheve discusses how he sold corn calls to increase profits for his farm.
The absence of glyphosate would have made a bad year even worse. We would have grown fewer crops, spent more time and money on controlling weeds, and harmed our soil with plowing.
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.
Evidence indicates that droughts have occurred more frequently and or lasted longer around the world due to climate change. Farmers have some options from existing technology to adapt, but more research is needed.
Live cattle futures made new lows in yesterday’s trade which took uncertainty and volatility to its highest level in over two-years. Will seasonal tendencies offer support to the market or is there more downside to come?
Jon Scheve discusses how he maintained a guaranteed $5.37 floor price on his 2023 corn through November with his put option strategy.
Soybean and wheat futures were leaders yesterday and so far this morning, that rings true again. Will that strength help pull corn higher?
For hedgers, such as Jon Scheve, a farmer who produces the commodity with a futures sale, margin calls are not bad. Here’s how to use margin calls for risk management and to increase profits.
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.
Agrivoltaics combines installation of solar panels in rural areas on elevated structures so as to permit co-location of agricultural activity, such as grazing animals or production of horticultural crops underneath.
Jon Scheve likes to have full control of his grain sales. The minor cost to carry his own hedge account is almost always offset with better basis values and improved negotiating power.
We believe in peace through agriculture. Instead of arming ourselves with weapons, however, we take up the tools of farming.
Declining populations might contribute to environmental improvement but worsen rural quality of life
Grain markets got shot out of a cannon in Monday’s trade, will we see that momentum continue through the week?
Jon Scheve discusses a recent trade he did that allowed him to capture market carry profits.
The life of Napoleon conveys a timeless message: Protectionism always fails and nobody wins a trade war.
Jon Scheve discusses how buying bean puts last December worked out for him.
Soybean futures broke out above technical resistance on Friday. With growing concerns over weather conditions in South America, that strength has carried over to higher prices to start the new week of trade.
Cattle futures have officially filled the gap, is there any more upside left?