Jim puts on his winter hat.

The wheat complex continues to extend higher as the Black Sea tensions heighten, with all three markets closing higher. Chicago SRW futures were up 2 3/4 to 5 cents across the board at the close. KC HRW contracts saw gains of 2 to 3 1/2 cents to close out the...

The corn market rallied off early session lows on Wednesday, with contracts closing the day up 1 1/4 to 3 cents. Near record ethanol output and continued spillover strength in wheat helped. The national average Cash Corn price from cmdtyView was up 3 cents at $4.07 3/4 per bu. EIA...

Soybeans continued to see weakness on Wednesday as contracts posted losses of 4 ½ to 19 ¼ cents. CmdtyView’s national front month Cash Bean price was down 7 1/12 cents at $9.39. Soymeal futures were up 70 cents to $1.30/ton, but Soy Oil futures brought the pressure, down another 95...

Bullish Natural Gas and Looking for a Big Move in the Feeders

Well, it appears at the close today that both longs and shorts, and those wanting to be long or short, of those not wanting to be long or short, were collectively holding their breath for the next shoe to drop.

The wheat complex continues to extend higher as the Black Sea tensions remain high, as all three markets are higher. Chicago SRW futures are up 4 to 6 cents across the nearbys, KC HRW contracts are posting gains of 6 to 7 cents on the session. MPLS spring wheat is...

The corn market is rallying off early session lows on Wednesday, with contracts up 2 to 4 cents so far at midday. The national average Cash Corn price from cmdtyView is up 4 1/4 cents at $4.09 per bu. EIA data from this morning showed ethanol production backing off modestly...

Soybeans are facing continued weakness, with pressure coming from oil this time, as contracts are down 4 to 5 cents at midday. CmdtyView’s national front month Cash Bean price is down 3 3/4 cents at $9.43 3/4. The products were back to lower trade on the day to add pressure....

Grain markets were mostly lower in Tuesday's trade which has led to additional weakness into the Wednesday morning trade. More weakness to come ahead of Friday's options expiration?

The corn market is facing weakness as we trade through Wednesday morning. Corn futures faced some Tuesday turnaround pressure, as contracts closed with 1 ¼ to 2 cent losses across the board. Preliminary interest continues to dip in the December contract, 3down another 27,847 contracts ahead of options expiration on...

Wheat is facing some pressure to kick off the midweek session, as all three markets are lower. The wheat complex extended the recent strength into Tuesday’s close, as escalating tensions in the Black Sea have given a short covering opportunity. Chicago SRW futures were up 2 to 3 cents across...