Jerry Gulke: What We Don’t Want to See in Wednesday’s USDA Report

Profit Tracker: Packer Profit Margins Nearly Erased

Market leverage has shifted dramatically toward ranchers and cattle feeders over the past two months. The combination of rising cattle prices and declining wholesale beef prices has eroded the historic packer margins of a year ago to about $21 per head.

Chip Flory: Don’t Make This Grain Marketing Mistake

This is the time of year market analysis takes on a single-issue focus: crop size. Don’t let it happen to you.

Slow Barge and Rail Traffic Are Hurting Corn Belt Basis

The combination of slow barge traffic on the Mississippi River, slow rail movement and increasing harvest pressure are pulling cash grain prices down in the central and eastern Corn Belt.

Is $8 Corn Still Possible?

The USDA Stocks Report surprised the market with less corn in storage. This could lead to the tightest carryout since 2012, and values might need to exceed $8 again to ration demand. However, there are several unknown variables, as Jon Scheve explains.