Futures Prices
Jon Scheve discusses how he sold corn calls to increase profits for his farm.
Jon Scheve discusses how he maintained a guaranteed $5.37 floor price on his 2023 corn through November with his put option strategy.
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.
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.
According to a recent report from CoBank, an abundance of corn and soybeans has resulted in cheaper basis and bigger carries in futures markets.
Jon Scheve discusses a recent trade he did that allowed him to capture market carry profits.
Jon Scheve discusses how buying bean puts last December worked out for him.
Jon Scheve discusses similarities of corn and bean prices in October between 2022 and 2023.
Jon Scheve discusses why corn prices might still go lower based upon the stocks-to-use ratio and historical trending.
Jon Scheve discusses how likely corn will rally and walks through 5 considerations when deciding between storing corn or soybeans at harvest if storage is limited.