June 13, 2019

Good Morning, Throughout the last 24 hours rains have moved through the area and are sweeping across the Great Lakes and hitting parts of the Eastern Corn Belt. With more rain on the forecast and cooler temperatures it seems that late corn and bean planting will...

June 11, 2019

June 11, 2019 Good Morning, Markets were weaker overnight and look to trade lower this morning following last nights planting progress report. Weather last Thursday thru Sunday allowed more field work in IL, IN and OH than had been anticipated. Last nights planting...

June 7, 2019

Good Morning, Markets are softer this morning to end the week. July corn was unable to maintain the upward momentum overnight following yesterday’s turnaround. Equity markets are relatively quiet despite the Trump Administrations threat of additional tariffs against...

June 6, 2019

Good Morning, Markets are lower again this morning with favorable planting and growing weather in the forecast. The U.S. Midwest weather forecast changed to significantly less rains over the next 5 days and the 6 to 10 day period is also a bit drier. The U.S. Delta...

June 4, 2019

Good Morning, Weekly crop progress reports were unsurprisingly friendly as only two-thirds of the corn crop and less than 40% of the bean have been able to be seeded this spring. While the corn is obviously record slow, the beans aren’t far behind with their...