Dec Corn tends to trend up from the fourth weekly close of August through the last weekly close of November The 5-year index (red line) shows an average gain of [...]

Those of you who have been with me a while will recall I use the November Soybean/December corn futures spread as an indicator of what planting changes to expect next [...]

Has the US president, the almighty market mover, the alpha and the omega of supply and demand, not to mention the famed artist of the day, fundamentally changed the US [...]

The rally in soybeans is due to the "brilliance" of the US president, right? Only he has the other worldly power to move markets this way, correct? Sure. Let's take [...]

Dec Corn tends to trend up from the fourth weekly close of August through the last weekly close of November The 5-year index (red line) shows an average gain of [...]

Those of you who have been with me a while will recall I use the November Soybean/December corn futures spread as an indicator of what planting changes to expect next [...]

As mentioned in Thursday's Morning Commentary, the National Soybean Index tends to rally this time of year. The 5-year seasonal index (red line) shows a gain of 8% from the [...]

After posting the January 2026 short-term daily chart as Tuesday's Chart of the Day, I wanted to compare it to the contract's seasonal tendencies. Jan soybeans tend to rally from [...]

Dec Corn tends to trend up from the fourth weekly close of August through the last weekly close of November The 5-year index (red line) shows an average gain of [...]

Those of you who have been with me a while will recall I use the November Soybean/December corn futures spread as an indicator of what planting changes to expect next [...]

Following Monday's Afternoon Commentary, I was curious what the January soybean futures contract's seasonal study looked like. Looking at it early Tuesday morning and the seasonal indexes are relatively straightforward: [...]

Seasonal Analysis Dec Corn tends to trend up from the fourth weekly close of August through the last weekly close of November The 5-year index (red line) shows an average [...]

Those of you who have been with me a while will recall I use the November Soybean/December corn futures spread as an indicator of what planting changes to expect next [...]

Those of you who have been with me a while will recall I use the November Soybean/December corn futures spread as an indicator of what planting changes to expect next [...]

The selloff in US boxed beef markets was dramatic during September, with some calling it a collapse. I myself have classified it as a manufactured mess of misinformation from USDA [...]

Those of you who have been with me a while will recall I use the November Soybean/December corn futures spread as an indicator of what planting changes to expect next [...]

Despite last Friday's lower weekly close, Dec25 corn remains in a secondary (intermediate-term) seasonal uptrend on its weekly close-only study. Dec25 (green line) settled at $4.24, down 6.0 cents for [...]

Those of you who have been with me a while will recall I use the November Soybean/December corn futures spread as an indicator of what planting changes to expect next [...]

Those of you who have been with me a while will recall I use the November Soybean/December corn futures spread as an indicator of what planting changes to expect next [...]

The closing bell has rung on the first Friday of September meaning, among other things, the first step has been taken on the 6-month path to settling the acreage debate [...]

Continuing on with our initial fall look at seasonal patterns, the November soybean futures contract takes center stage Wednesday. November soybeans do not have as clear of a seasonal pattern [...]

Now that we are officially in meteorological fall (September-October-November), let's take a look at what some of our key markets do over the next three months. As usual, I'll start [...]

As mentioned in Friday's Morning Commentary, once the calendar page turns to September 2025 we will embark on the 6-month journey of discovery for 2026 US planted acres between Corn [...]

With the end of corn's 2024-2025 marketing year fast approaching, concluding with the closing bell Friday, August 29, the question of what to expect once the calendar page turns takes [...]

As mentioned in Monday's Morning Commentary, the spotlight in the soybean market is now covering both the North American November issue and the South American driven March contract. Regarding the [...]