Grain Comments

First I will be gone tomorrow Sat. 31st thru Friday the 6th Family vacation into the Smokey Mts. I will not be on twitter the whole week Clients please email with any questions or just to say contact you. I will have ALL phone numbers with me. Remember you can call my...

For the week we see why it's called Futures Markets We are trading the forecast for a wetter Aug. Here is the start of the month: Sept Corn 599.25        Sept Wht 679.50         Aug. Beans 1430 Dec. Corn 588.50        Dec. Wht 685              Nov. Beans 1399 Sept....

Friday 23rd Aug. options for grains expire Full Moon?? One would have thought some bear news and weather last week. BUT market action was great. So all eyes will watch weather and crop conditions. IMHO we don't have a 179.5 yield in corn. USDA can and might lower...

Monday 12th USDA Report Wednesday 14th Last Trading Day for July contracts Thursday 15th Soybean Crush #'s Conab lowered Brazil corn production to 93.4 vs. 96.4 in June (seems still to high) They had soybeans at 135.9 From Jason Britt Fun Fact " 9 out of 10 Corn crops...

Acreage was the story on the June 30th report. Question is were are still another 5 mil maybe plus acres.?? So the 4th of July is here and seems the same old story. Heat stays West and the Eastern corn belt  has smiles. Rain is in the forecast but we need to see yet...

June 30th Wed. USDA Grain Stocks and Planted Acreage Report also Last Trading Day June Cattle Cattle on Feed Report on feed 100% vs. est. 101 placed 95% vs. est.95 marketing 123% vs. est.123 Drought acres Corn 41% Beans 36% Spring Wheat 89% Winter wheat 28% Supreme...

Happy Father's Day Some kind of week we just went thru (Historical in Fact) Many moving parts Weather China US Dollar Acreage Report  June 30th Funds length reduced and Margin Calls Limits Corn 40 cents / expanded limit then 60 Beans $1 and the expanded limit $1.50...

Weather Weather Weather That's All Folks Markets move up and markets move down Make no mistake June 30th Grain Stocks and Acreage Report will be HUGE Play to leave your upside open is to buy puts Markets are giving ya a chance for both Bull and Bear with day trades....

June 10th USDA Report BIG ONE end of the month Looks still hot to mid week warm with JUST pop showers here and there. Hot and Windy this weekend. Dec. Corn res: 617-621 and a close above 621..possible 654-657 Nov. Beans res: 1458 and 1479.50 possible 1515 Weather...

Weather will be interesting. Some rain the next couple of days then heat builds again. We will see the first crop conditions report Tuesday afternoon. Can we say last weeks lows could be spring lows going into the summer. Time will tell This week should be enough...