Farm Progress

Markets look like numbers game

Grain futures ease ahead of Fed, crush data. (Audio)

February 1, 2017

1 Min Read

Soybeans made new lows overnight, taking corn and wheat lower too as markets could be headed for a waiting game to start February. The Federal Reserve isn’t expected to change interest rates when its latest statement on monetary policy comes out at 1 p.m. CST. An hour later information on December soybean and grain crush comes out, after the close in the grain market.

Listen to today's audio commentary with the online player below.

Senior Editor 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.com he 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. And you can follow Farm Futures throughout the day on Twitter at www.twitter.com/farmfutures.

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