USDA announced sales of 130,480 mt of 2025-26 corn to unknown destinations.

“Punxsutawney Phil, Seer of Seers, Sage of Sages, Prognosticator of Prognosticators, and Weather Prophet Extraordinary”… ... saw his shadow Monday morning meaning 6 more weeks of winter What does this [...]

Monday, February 2 through Friday, February 6 (all times CT) Monday: Groundhog Day 9:05 Agriculture of America Talk Show with Jesse Allen 14:00 December Oilseed Crushings Tuesday 8:15 RFD-TV with [...]

I took part in the latest weekly Kitco News Gold Poll Friday. You can read about it here: (LINK)

As expected, the US Federal Reserve left the Fed fund rate  unchanged, the range to between 3.5% and 3.75%. According to an initial story on CNBC, "the committee also upped [...]

USDA announced export sales Tuesday morning: 110,000 mt of 2025-2026 corn to unknown destinations 306,000 mt of 2025-2026 sorghum to unknown destinations

Monday, January 26 through Friday, January 30 (all times CT) Monday 9:05 Agriculture of America Talk Show with Jesse Allen Tuesday 8:15 RFD-TV with Tony St. James US Federal Open [...]

What stands out to me in the Grains sector at midday Friday is the commercial buying in corn. March has gained as much as 6.5 cents on solid trade volume [...]

I am back in the office. It was a good discussion at AGP's Annual Meeting. And by the looks of markets, I need to be gone more often.

I will be out of the office until roughly 11:00 Friday morning. I'm speaking at AGP's annual meeting in Omaha this morning.

As expected given Wednesday's market activity: USDA announced sales of 192,350 mt of 2025-2026 soybeans to unknown destinations.

USDA announced export sales Wednesday morning: 150,000 mt of 2025-2026 corn to Colombia 195,000 mt of 2025-2026 corn to unknown destinations

USDA announced sales of 190,000 mt of 2025-2026 soybean cake and meal to the Philippines.

Monday, January 19 through Friday, January 23 (all times CT) Monday: No Markets - Martin Luther King, Jr. Day 9:05 Agriculture of America Talk Show with Jesse Allen Tuesday 8:15 [...]

My thoughts on Gold remained the same, as I told my friend Ernest Hoffman of Kitco News Friday. You can read Kitco's latest weekly poll here: (LINK)

I had the opportunity to visit with my friend Bryce Doeschot for this week's Nebraska Public Media Market Journal Program: (LINK)

USDA announced export sales Friday morning: 120,000 mt of 2025-2026 corn to Japan 298,000 mt of 2025-2026 corn to unknown destinations

USDA announced export sales Thursday morning: 204,000 mt of 2025-2026 soybeans to China 110,000 mt of 2025-2026 soybeans to unknown destinations 435,000 mt of soybeans to unknown destinations 360,000 mt [...]

There were some interesting market developments that occurred after I posted Wednesday's Morning Commentary: February Gold hit a new all-time high of $4,650.10. Likewise, March Silver posted a new record [...]

USDA announced export sales Wednesday morning: 136,000 mt of 2025-26 corn to South Korea 334,000 mt of 2025-2026 soybeans to China

USDA announced export sales Tuesday morning: 168,000 mt of 2025-26 soybeans to China 152,404 mt of 2025-2026 soybeans to Mexico

It was another good conversation with my friend Jesse Allen on Monday's Agriculture of America program. You can listen to the show here: (LINK) Or watch the show here: (LINK)

USDA announced export sales Monday morning: 204,000 mt of 2025-26 corn to South Korea 310,000 mt of 2025-2026 corn to unknown destinations

On Monday, January 12, 2004 I jump-started my career, stepping into the role of DTN's Grains Analyst. Prior to that, I had become a struggling commodities broker/advisor, hamstrung by my [...]

Monday, January 12 through Friday, January 16 (all times CT) Monday 9:05 Agriculture of America Talk Show with Jesse Allen 11:00 January WASDE, Quarterly Grain Stocks, Winter Wheat/Canola Seedings (among [...]