Grains go for Elevator Ride

Grain elevators full of corn, wheat, and soybeans had a wild week, making a quick price trip up and then back down again. Prices for the three major US commodity crops exploded to multi-month highs…

Soybeans Sprout Higher

Soybeans soared to an eight-month high, driven by hopes for better US soybean exports in the coming months and concerns about South American weather and political turmoil. For those farmers who built storage bins and…

Corn Market Firms

After slamming to a seven-month low at the end of March, corn prices climbed for seven consecutive trading days, recouping half of the market’s recent losses. Prices collapsed after a USDA report projected a sharp…

Corn Gets Creamed

Corn prices collapsed this week on the heels of a USDA report projecting a sharp increase in corn acreage this year. According to the Projected Plantings Report, US farmers could plant a whopping 93.6 million…