Market volatility has again reared its head throughout the commodity complex in light of the recent bank collapse. This spooked fund traders who exited long positions in many grain commodities, ...
Commodity markets function in a complex atmosphere that includes the economic principles of supply and demand but also murkier layers of geopolitics. The current situation for rice includes those ...
Cover crop use is on the rise across the U.S. However, the U.S. Census of Agriculture confirms that as of 2019, cover crops are still only grown on 6% of U.S. cropland. Jack Cornell, director of ...
Want to know how your corn will grow this year? Watch the Pacific Ocean. That was Eric Snodgrass’ message for Midwestern farmers heading into the 2024 growing season. “It’s going to come down to the ...
The annual Wheat Quality Council’s Hard Winter Wheat Tour gets underway May 16. Each year cars of participants will drive along color-coded routes criss-crossing the state over three days. Day one ...
Planning next year’s crop involves many factors, and for Midsouth rice farmers, a tighter seed supply is one big consideration. Here is what three seed companies had to say about rice seed ...
Last week, I began a series of articles describing some of the hedging blunders I have seen over the years. By definition, a hedge is a market position in a market off-set by opposite position in ...