Todd Hultman

The latest Commitments of Traders report showed commercials net long in all three U.S. wheats as of Jan. 10. The positions are strong hints of wheat's value at current prices by the firms that know the wheat market best.

Knowing the difference between price and value isn't just important for understanding markets, it's also an important skill for life.

What to expect on Thursday, Jan. 12, when USDA releases its latest Crop Production, World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE), Dec. 1 Grain Stocks and Winter Wheat Seedings reports.

Thoughts of recession, a lack of corn export sales and chances for more favorable weather in 2023 have traders, and likely farmers, selling corn in early January.

It was a historic milestone in November that allowed DTN Lead Analyst Todd Hultman to look at the world in a new way, and this became his favorite article of the year.

When thinking about challenges in agriculture, consider and be wise to the ways of the ants.

Several innovative projects have potential to change ag and energy markets in the years ahead. Picking the winners and losers is no easy task.

DTN continues its countdown of the top 10 agriculture stories of 2022 with No. 2: the Russia-Ukraine war and its impact on grain and other market prices.

The current push to find new, environmentally friendly fuels and farming methods is going to have dramatic effects on agriculture and energy markets in the years ahead. Predicting the winners and losers will not be easy.

For more than 10 years, soybean meal has been the darling of the soy complex, but that is expected to change now that soybean oil is being used for renewable diesel. Even so, don't count soybean meal out yet.

What to expect from USDA's December Crop Production and World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) reports, which will be released on Friday, Dec. 9.

Friday's new three-month low in March corn contradicts corn's strong national basis and just made the marketing decision more frustrating. For this year's corn, the right answer may be different for each farm.

While the production side of corn's 2022 ledger is now fairly well understood, we can't yet say the same for the demand side of 2022-23.

I can't predict the future, but I know trouble when I see it.

The market's most practical clues are bullish for corn and soybean prices.

Many are questioning USDA's decision to keep their estimate of U.S. corn exports unchanged in November as early sales in 2022-23 are off to a pathetic start. Given the context of this year's markets, I lean toward USDA on this one.

What to expect from USDA's November Crop Production and World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates.

The world's population is growing and the push is on to minimize the use of carbon-based fuels. Standards of living have never been so good, but can we perpetuate the miracles that got us here?