USDA grain market report days don’t come any bigger than Tuesday’s planting intentions and quarterly grain stocks reports, ...

This has led to the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, a narrow shipping channel through which roughly 25% of the global trade in nitrogen passes. Farmers who have not already purchased their nitrogen ...

Corn prices have staged a respectable post-harvest rally of 59 cents since bottoming out in the low $4.30s earlier this ...

A macro (big picture) outlook on commodities has proven beneficial for me to keep my year-ahead outlook in perspective using the futures markets as a precursor. The two years ago, I focused on “the ...

May corn (ZCK26) futures on Friday rose 4 3/4 cents to $4.67 1/4 and closed at a 10-month high. For the week, May corn was up 6 3/4 cents.May soybeans (ZSK26) fell 2 cents to $12.25 1/4 but for the ...

Corn and soybean futures prices have been trading in a relatively lackluster price pattern for much of the month of May. Naomi Blohm. (Courtesy photo.) Heading into the month of June, there are many ...

During the month of June, December 2025 corn futures lost nearly 30 cents in value, which frustrated many producers as prices may now be below the cost of production. Currently, the old crop carryout ...

CORN ETF offers unique, direct exposure to corn prices, mitigating roll risk and lowering volatility by holding three deferred futures contracts. Liquidity and expense ratio are key concerns. CORN ...

In the past 18 months, there have been very few good opportunities for farmers to market corn and soybeans at favorable levels. This has resulted in a large amount of grain being sold below break-even ...