Recent chatter that cotton acres will decline by 10-15 percent this year also suggests many of those will go to corn, leaving that crop's acreage nearly unchanged from 2014. We aren't buying into that argument just yet for several reasons.It's been a long and quiet week in both the markets and market-making (or breaking) news, but here are some things to keep you up at night:
Do you ever wonder why weather services issue special weather bulletins headlining that cold temperatures might cause damage to winter wheat and then the story itself says there will probably not be any damage? I guess it's slow these days for everyone. It is going to get cold a long ways south and east over the next several days, and there is little snow cover, as...
What You Need to Know Today: The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady at 3.75 to 4.0 percent Wednesday, with two officials dissenting in favor of a 25-basis-point increase. The Fed upgraded its assessment of economic growth from "solid" to "strong" but adopted a more patient approa...
Key Takeaways: Expected growth in U.S. soybean crushing capacity and output, driven by biofuel demand, will increase domestic soymeal supplies, with production growth significantly outpacing demand. WPI forecasts soymeal production increasing from 65.8 million short tons in 2026/27 to 70.5 mil...
Russian Grain Markets: 19–23 October 2026 The Russian grain market continued its recovery during the week, although prices remained volatile across regions. Wheat was notably bullish, while feed barley and corn were slower to appreciate, primarily because of weaker export demand amid logi...
