June 19, 2018

Good Morning, Back at it again!! The markets are down sharply this morning after President Trump announced another set of 10% tariffs on $200 billion in Chinese imports later yesterday. There is no proposed date on when this round of tariffs will go into effect. The...

June 18, 2018

Good Morning, Great weather and trade wars continue to take their toll on the markets heading into this week. The forecast fo the Corn Belt features continued heat early this week before the front stalls over the Midwest bringing rain from Nebraska to the Ohio River...

June 15, 2018

Good Morning, The markets are sharply lower again this morning with the expectations that President Trump will announce the implementation of new tariffs on Chinese imports today. There is also talk of a second list of tariffs that are expected early next week if the...

June 14, 2018

Good Morning, The next 48 hours are going to be very critical to the long term trade as the world waits to see if the US follows thru on its Chinese tariffs that are supposed to be implemented tomorrow. Traders are fearful that if these tariffs are implemented, we...

June 13, 2018

June 13, 2018 Good Morning, Corn is down one and soybeans down ten to start the day off. Mixed emotions shown to the market today between decreased stocks and more tariff news. USDA pegged stocks to use at 10.8% yesterday, which is the tightest level since 2013, this...

June 12, 2018

Good Morning, Additional technical selling in corn, beans and wheat yesterday as traders continue to unwind their long positions with good crop ratings and favorable weather. Yesterday’s weekly corn ratings dropped 1 point to 77% G/E which compares to 67% last year...