Tag: corn
Due To The Weather, Midwest Farmers Fear Widespread Crop Failures And A “Record-Low” Harvest In 2019
Snow usually blankets the Upper Midwest around the first week of November, and so that means that many farmers in the Midwest only have about two weeks to salvage what they can before everything is lost. The unprecedented October blizzard that we just witnessed dumped massive amounts of snow on millions upon millions of acres […]
8 Markets In Contango And Backwardation
Where is crude going? Will the grain markets stay this low for much longer? When will stock indices take their dip? Will the U.S. Dollar rally? It’s a subliminal way of asking for a genie or a crystal ball, and the futures market equivalent of asking your neighbor how high Facebook or Amazon’s stock will […]
2016 Commodity Outlook: El Niño To Shake Things Up?
2016 Commodity Outlook: Will These Oversold Assets Reverse Course? In recent weeks, we’ve been discussing what’s in store for commodities in 2016. After a disastrous 2015, investors are searching for signs of a bottom in assets like crude oil, gold, corn, and coffee. Let’s pick up right where we left off… In the first part […]
Grain Prices Jump- More Gains To Come?
Grain Prices Rally- Still Room To Profit? What a month for grain prices… Corn, wheat, and soybeans have all experienced strong rallies the past few weeks. Corn is up a whopping 21.9% in the past month, while wheat and soybeans are up 14.2% and 9.5% respectively. Take a look… What’s sending these commodities higher? Mother […]
Grains: US Farmers Hit A Home Run!
Just a few days ago I told you how the US corn planting season was way behind schedule. Wet spring weather was keeping farmers out of the fields during an essential spring planting window in early May. As a result, the US corn crop was only 28% planted as of last Wednesday- a far cry […]
