As the old saying goes, you can't swing a dead cat without hitting some expert/analyst/commentator telling us how bearish US stock indexes really are.

When if comes to corn market fundamentals we have the somewhat murky CFTC Commitemnts of Traders reports or the rather clear reads of basis and futures spreads.

In my discussion this morning with Michelle Rook, of AgWeb's Markets Now, I talked about the corn, wheat, and soybean markets. We also discussed the cattle market, the new 2023 for the Dow Jones Index,...

It's interesting to note the seasonal leader of the energy sector over the winter is not heating oil or natural gas, but RBOB gasoline.

What the talking heads of agriculture have to say about corn isn't important. What matters is what the market is telling us.

As markets move into the holiday season this week, it's time to clean up some of the conversations we've already had.

It has been a rough couple of months for the live cattle futures market, the selloff not fitting with what we tend to see this time of year.

While 2023-2024 US soybean exports remain slow, only part of this due to global politics. The weather, both last year and this year's, is also playing a key role.

In this morning's conversation with Michelle Rook, on AgWeb's Markets Now, I discussed what I'm seeing in the soybean, corn, and wheat markets, as well as cattle prices and the sagging US dollar.

Export demand for US soybeans was still slow through the end of October, but that didn't change the fact buyers could be looking at a tighter situation long-term.