Todd Hultman

In 2020, China was an important influence for higher corn and soybean prices. In 2023, the opposite appears to be the case.

Even with USDA's larger 335-million-bushel ending new-crop soybean stocks estimate, there's a fundamental case to be made for soybean prices staying profitable in 2023-24.

What to expect on Friday, May 12, when USDA issues its World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report.

December corn prices are down early in 2023, but it also may be true that bearish chickens are being counted before they're hatched.

For ag markets, there is a concern that more cash-flow problems will surface in the financial sector in 2023 as the Fed continues to raise interest rates in its effort to bring down inflation.

Making a fundamental assessment of a commodity is usually a helpful exercise in guiding price expectations, but that hasn't been the case for wheat.

According to USDA and internet sources, world rice production is expected to fall short of demand in 2022-23, but don't jump to bullish conclusions yet -- there's more to the story.

U.S. soybean supplies are tight and the May/July spread remains bullish. What should we expect from old-crop soybean prices this summer?

What to expect on Tuesday, April 11, when USDA issues its World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report.

Aside from some changes in weather, we don't know any more about 2023 corn and soybean crops than we did in February. At awkward times like these, the market itself offers the best clues.

With the rapid expansion of corn production in Brazil there is uncertainty ahead. However, it's looking like 2023 will be a year of big crops and lower new-crop prices.

What to expect on Friday, March 31, when USDA releases its annual Prospective Plantings report and the Grain Stocks report for March 1.

For soybeans, it is amazing how quickly the market's landscape has changed in such a short amount of time.

Surrounded by traders worried about this week's bank failures, May corn prices are on track to finish the week higher -- and China's purchases are only part of the story.

On Friday, March 10, the FDIC took control of the Silicon Valley Bank, a failure of cash flow directly related to the Federal Reserve's rate hikes. What does this mean for ag prices?

Two examples of Chicago wheat, 10 years apart, demonstrate how frustrating it has become to explain this year's lower prices.

What to expect on Wednesday, March 9, when USDA releases its latest Crop Production and World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) reports.

One of the reasons markets are complicated is that traders can be influenced by almost anything. Here is some advice for avoiding the inevitable confusion that happens when trying to make grain marketing decisions.

There are glimmers of hope for U.S. corn exports in 2023, and one of them comes from drought in Argentina.