From stocks to energy prices to interest rates and much more, there are numerous outside influences that hold some day-to-day sway on grain prices.
In the latest episode of Deep Dive, we break down some of the biggest outside factors that can push the grain market higher or lower.
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.
For more corn, wheat and soy news, commodity marketing recommendations and daily commodity charts, subscribe to Farm Futures'free e-newsletter, Farm Futures Daily, and keep up during the day with Farm Futures on Twitter.
About the Author
You May Also Like