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Catch up on our latest round of analysis as we discuss the various factors fueling the latest grain market rally. (audio)

Ben Potter, Senior editor

October 21, 2020

1 Min Read
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The stars appear to be aligned for grain prices right now. Several contracts have crossed significant benchmarks this past month, including corn ($4), soybeans ($10) and CBOT wheat ($6) futures.

A harvesttime rally is relatively rare, but it’s not totally unprecedented as we look at the historical data. But several supply and demand fundamentals have converged in recent weeks, giving grain prices a much-needed lift.

The real question becomes – how sustainable is the latest rally? Is there enough bullish fuel to keep up the forward momentum, or are there signs it will soon fizzle? We dig into the details in this week’s podcast.

Listen to the latest Midweek Markets podcast for October 21, 2020:

Farm Futures Market Update · 102120MidweekMarketPodcast

 

About the Author(s)

Ben Potter

Senior editor, Farm Futures

Senior Editor Ben Potter brings two decades 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.

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