Elaine Kub

This year's farm borrowing costs may eat up the equivalent of 6.5 bushels per acre of value, but it's a moving target as the interest rate could go up this week, which might itself cause volatility in grain prices.

Crop insurance policies are the single most cost-effective form of financial risk management producers can use, giving them the confidence to stay in business and provide a stable food supply.

When the fertilizer input costs for planting corn remain formidably high in early 2023, farmers' acreage decisions may favor soybeans despite a relatively low soy-to-corn price ratio.

A calmer global supply chain and diminishing freight costs can help tamp down the costs of food commodities for end users.

South America produces a majority of the globe's soybeans, but the soybean oil from those beans is still a small part of a broader global vegetable oil (edible oil) market.

New Year's resolutions are most effective when they are measurable and action-based, but what does this mean for marketing grain in commodity markets with a long-term tendency to reward early action?

High commodity prices may have made 2022 seem like it was an exciting year for the markets, but a full reflection on these assets' performances shows a different picture.