August 15, 2018
Grain price volatility makes more than a few farmers nervous, but it doesn’t have to be that way. In the latest episode of Deep Dive, senior grain market analyst Bryce Knorr talks through some important distinctions regarding this important grain marketing concept.
Is volatility inherently good or bad? Do you know the difference between historical volatility and implied volatility, and the importance of each type? Those are just two of many questions getting answers in the latest edition of this podcast.
Miss an episode? Catch up by browsing the links below.
Deep Dive #6: Grain Marketing Math
Episode 3: USDA Production Projections
Senior Editor Ben Potter brings more than 14 years of professional agricultural communications and journalism experience to Farm Futures. He began working in the industry in the highly specific world of southern row crop production. Since that time, he has expanded his knowledge to cover a broad range of topics relevant to agriculture, including agronomy, machinery, technology, business, marketing, politics and weather. He has won several writing awards from the American Agricultural Editors Association, most recently on two features about drones and farmers who operate distilleries as a side business. Ben is a graduate of the University of Missouri School of Journalism.
Bryce Knorr first joined Farm Futures Magazine in 1987. In addition to analyzing and writing about the commodity markets, he is a former futures introducing broker and is a registered Commodity Trading Advisor. He conducts Farm Futures exclusive surveys on acreage, production and management issues and is one of the analysts regularly contracted by business wire services before major USDA crop reports. Besides the Morning Call on www.FarmFutures.comhe writes weekly reviews for corn, soybeans, and wheat that include selling price targets, charts and seasonal trends. His other weekly reviews on basis, energy, fertilizer and financial markets and feature price forecasts for key crop inputs. A journalist with 38 years of experience, he received the Master Writers Award from the American Agricultural Editors Association.
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