During the time when any nation state thrived, it was only possible because of grain, such as wheat, which was an easily taxable product.

If a commodity isn't physically available where it's needed, it hardly matters how much of it exists anywhere else. The skyrocketing spring wheat market exhibits this phenomenon, and global political analysts now recognize the...

Corn 3 1/2 lower. Soybeans 3 1/4 lower. Chicago wheat 6 1/4 lower. Despite a small pullback Thursday morning, Minneapolis spring wheat continues to trend higher.

In dry, hot weather, speculators have completely abandoned any bearish positions in hard red spring wheat futures or options, but corn traders still have a lot of short-covering to do before they completely disavow their bearish...

Corn 1 1/2 lower. Soybeans 2 higher. Chicago wheat 2 1/2 lower. Minneapolis spring wheat continues to trend higher.

If all American farmers formed a cartel and agreed to cut back production of corn, or soybeans, or wheat, would prices jump high enough to offset the lost revenue from fewer bushels being sold?

Corn 1 higher. Soybeans 3 1/4 lower. Chicago wheat 1/2 higher. Futures for the hard wheat varieties and most other commodities are also higher.

Corn 1 higher. Soybeans 3 3/4 higher. Chicago wheat 1 3/4 higher. Futures for the hard wheat varieties and most other commodities are also higher.

Corn 1 3/4 higher. Soybeans 3 1/4 higher. Chicago wheat 2 higher. Futures for the hard wheat varieties and most other commodities are also higher.

In a low-volatility grain market environment, prices on any one day can seem just as unappealing as the next, making it hard to get motivated to make timely sales. Perhaps there is a best time of day or best day of the week to...

Corn 1 1/4 lower. Soybeans 3 lower. Chicago wheat 1/2 lower. Futures for the hard wheat varieties and most other commodities are also lower.

Corn 2 higher. Soybeans 1 3/4 higher. Chicago wheat 3 higher. Futures for the hard wheat varieties and most other commodities are also higher.

A close evaluation of how information passed through the panicky wheat market last week provides a lesson about how grain markets signal their intentions when reacting to weather concerns -- a lesson that corn and soybean...

According to an ancient Latin proverb, "The farmer reaps with the plow." As important as planting date may be to an individual field's yield prospects, the U.S. corn and soybean futures markets seem largely unconcerned with...