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Morning Bell With Marlin 01.11.23This morning, the grain markets will have to digest the new weekly export sales data along with news of an overnight sale of 175,000 tons of corn to Mexico. Then, the focus will change toward tomorrow's USDA reports.
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Morning Bell With Marlin 01.10.23The grain markets were very quiet overnight with very little to move them ahead of the upcoming USDA reports on Friday. Outside markets were also very quiet overnight.
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Morning Bell With Marlin 01.08.23Lots of selling in the overnight trade. The large winter storm moving out into the heartland of the US is bringing a lot of beneficial moisture, but will cause hardship for livestock producers.
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Morning Bell With Marlin 01.05.23Weekly export sales numbers were out this morning from USDA, and those numbers were not good for grain sales. The trade may react negatively to those bearish numbers as well as weather forecasts that are including lots of moisture for the US and for South America.
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Morning Bell With Marlin 01.04.23Relatively quiet markets this morning with the lack of weekly export sales data. That has been delayed by a day due to the holiday on Monday.
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Morning Bell With Marlin 01.03.23Compared to the wild action that we saw yesterday, the overnight grain trade was extremely quiet! Technically, corn and soybeans had some very bearish signs that they printed on the charts yesterday.
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Morning Bell With Marlin 12.29.23***HAPPY END OF THE MARKETING YEAR!*** This morning, USDA released the latest weekly export sales data, so we will see how the trade reacts to those numbers. Forecasts continue to call for abundant rain in South America and that could pressure soybeans.
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Morning Bell With Marlin 12.28.23There were no weekly export sales numbers this morning due to Monday being a holiday. Everything was slightly firmer in the overnight session as a merchant ship hit a sea mine off the coast of Ukraine yesterday. Other than that, things are really slowing down in the markets ahead of the end of the...
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Morning Bell With Marlin 12.27.2023Markets were very quiet and tended to be lower overnight as the market settles down before the end of the year. There were no overnight export sales reported today.
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Morning Bell With Marlin 12.15.23Grain markets were very quiet overnight. However, USDA announced two more flash export sales of soybeans this morning.
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Morning Bell With Marlin 12.14.23Grain markets were higher across the board overnight. Weekly export sales numbers were pretty good for corn, soybeans, and wheat this morning. We also had another overnight sale of 400,000 tons of soybeans to unknown destinations. Today will be the last trading day for December futures.
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Morning Bell With Marlin 12.12.23Markets were quiet overnight. We did have another sale of soybeans to Unknown destinations - this time, 198,000 tons. Last trading day for December contracts is coming up Thursday.
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Morning Bell With Marlin 12.11.23Soybeans were the only ones that showed any strength overnight. This morning, USDA reported that we had, in fact, sold 132,000 tons of soybeans to Unknown destinations.
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Morning Bell With Marlin 12.08.23USDA reported several overnight export sales including sales of corn, soybeans, and more soft red wheat. Traders will be getting positioned ahead of today's December WASDE report that comes out at noon Eastern Time.
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Morning Bell With Marlin 12.07.23The trade will be focusing on the weekly export sales data as well as another overnight sale of soybeans to unknown destinations this morning. Keep in mind that the USDA supply and demand report will come out tomorrow.
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Morning Bell With Marlin 12.06.23Grain markets were firmer overnight led by Chicago wheat. This morning, USDA announced another sale of 372,000 tons of SRW wheat to China along with a sale of 136,000 tons of soybeans - also to China.
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Morning Bell With Marlin 12.05.23Soybeans were firmer overnight. This morning, USDA reported that China had purchased nearly 200,000 more tons of soft red wheat. That should be supportive to the wheat trade this morning.
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Morning Bell With Marlin 12.04.23Corn and soybeans were weaker overnight, but Chicago wheat was a little higher while the other two exchanges were not. This morning, USDA announced overnight export sales of soft red wheat, corn, and soybean meal.
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Morning Bell With Marlin 11.29.23Soybeans and wheat traded higher in the overnight session. Keep in mind that tomorrow will be first notice day on December contracts of grain.
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Morning Bell With Marlin 11.28.23Grain markets were quiet again overnight. We did have another overnight export sale of soybeans to unknown destinations.
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Morning Bell With Marlin 11.27.23Grain markets were quiet overnight as the marketplace seems to be more focused on Black Friday shopping deals than anything else right now. We are also approaching the end of the month, so we could see some position squaring.
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Morning Bell With Marlin 11.24.23There was no trading overnight because of the holiday yesterday. Today will be a short trading day with grain markets closing at 12:05 p.m. Central Time. There were export sales reports that were released this morning on the weekly and overnight basis.
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Morning Bell With Marlin 11.22.23Trade volume will likely be slowing down as we get into the Thanksgiving Day holiday break. We did have some new overnight export sales activity featuring soft red wheat and corn.
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Morning Bell With Marlin 11.21.23Green markets firmed up overnight in a bit of a bounce back consolidation type trade. Traders still have mixed emotions about growing season weather in South America later this week.
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Morning Bell With Marlin 11.16.23Markets were weaker overnight on improving weather in South America. Export sales were strong, though.
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Morning Bell With Marlin 11.15.2023Grain markets were very quiet overnight as traders look for directions from outside sources. All eyes will now be focused on growing season weather in South America and the meeting of President Biden with China's President Xi.
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Morning Bell With Marlin 11.14.23Grain markets were quiet overnight. We did get news of a new export sale of corn to Mexico this morning.
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Morning Bell With Marlin 11.13.23Overnight markets were mixed. It remains to be seen if we will get a bump out of newly announced flash export sales of soybeans and corn this morning.
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Morning Bell With Marlin 11.10.23Markets appeared to be worn out overnight following the wild reactions yesterday after USDA's supply and demand report.
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Morning Bell With Marlin 11.09.23We had HUGE export sales numbers released by USDA this morning ahead of today's WASDE report.
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Morning Bell With Marlin 11.08.23Firmer action in the overnight grain markets, plus huge export sales for soybeans and also some sales of corn reported by USDA this morning!
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Morning Bell With Marlin 11.07.23Grain markets were very quiet overnight. We did get news this morning that we had sold 120,000 tons of soybeans to China. US winter wheat is rated 50 percent good to excellent.
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Morning Bell With Marlin 11.06.23Soybeans showed the most strength in the overnight trade, and they did have some reported flash export sales to China this morning along with a sale of corn to Mexico as well.
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Morning Bell With Marlin 11.03.23Soybeans showed more strength in the overnight trade and USDA announced another sale of soybeans this morning to unknown destinations. We will see if we get follow-through buying in the livestock markets after the huge move to the upside yesterday.
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Morning Bell With Marlin 11.02.23Export sales numbers this morning were lackluster for most of the grain markets, but very strong for the cotton and grain sorghum! Meat export sales last week were also pretty decent.
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Morning Bell With Marlin 11.01.23Corn and soybeans were very quiet overnight. Wheat, however, was firm on lower expectations of wheat exports out of Russia. Weather seems to be improving in South America for the time being.
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Morning Bell With Marlin 10.31.23Grain markets were fairly quiet overnight as harvest continues to wind down and beneficial moisture comes through much of the Midwest to help the new crop wheat get started. Also, beneficial rains fell in many key growing areas of South America.
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Morning Bell With Marlin 10.30.23Narrowly mixed markets overnight in the Sunday evening trade. All eyes will be on hostilities in the Middle East and upcoming weather as U.S. harvest starts to wind down.
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Morning Bell With Marlin 10.26.23Weekly export sales data was relatively good this morning from USDA. We also have a new batch of soybeans sold to China in the amount of 110,000 tons.
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Morning Bell With Marlin 10.23.23The wheat markets were very strong last night in a bit of a surprise move. Corn and soybeans were under a little bit of pressure as we get ready for this week's trade.
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Morning Bell With Marlin 10.18.2023Markets were higher overnight led by rallies in the energy and precious metal markets following a massive increase in tensions in the Middle East.
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Morning Bell With Marlin 10.17.23Grain markets were mixed overnight after USDA confirmed good harvest progress this week. Traders are nervous about areas of dryness in South American soybean production regions.
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Morning Bell With Marlin 10.16.23Grain markets were fairly quiet overnight. We did receive news of some flash export sales over the weekend. They included some corn sold to Mexico and some soybean meal to the Philippines. Keep an eye on developments in the Middle East as they could potentially trump everything else.
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Morning Bell With Marlin 10.06.23The overarching factor that may impact the ag commodity trade this Friday could be the new jobs data that came out showing many more jobs than expected. That is helping to support the dollar making our us goods more expensive overseas.
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Morning Bell With Marlin 09.28.23Grain prices were weaker overnight and weekly export sales numbers on grain and livestock were actually pretty good this morning.
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Morning Bell With Marlin 09.27.23Grain markets were nearly mixed overnight with harvest advancing and the markets preparing for the upcoming USDA reports on Friday.
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Morning Bell With Marlin 09.22.23We saw a feeble bounce in most of the grain markets overnight after the big collapse that took place on Thursday's daytime session.
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Morning Bell With Marlin 09.20.23Grain markets were slightly firmer overnight led by the wheat. Another export sale of soybeans to unknown destinations was reported this morning.
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Morning Bell With Marlin 09.18.2023The grain markets will ship their focus to harvest activity this week. We did have another overnight export sale of soybeans to china.
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Morning Bell With Marlin 09.14.23Grain markets were very quiet overnight as harvest activity starts to pick up. Weekly export sales data was not exciting this week.
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Morning Bell With Marlin 09.12.23Grain markets were weaker overnight in anticipation of today's Supply and Demand reports.
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Morning Bell With Marlin 09.11.23Markets were mixed overnight ahead of tomorrow's WASDE report. USDA also reported a new sale of soybean meal to the Philippines overnight.
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Morning Bell With Marlin 09.08.23Today's highlight is the delayed release of the weekly export sales data. We did get another overnight export sale of soybeans to China. Traders look for increasing harvest pressure as we approach next Tuesday's WASDE report.
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Morning Bell With Marlin 09.06.23Grain markets responded to the surprisingly large drop in the crop condition ratings from USDA yesterday afternoon.
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Morning Bell With Marlin 09.05.23Grain markets were mixed overnight with warm weather continuing, but corn harvest expected to get underway in earnest by this weekend. We sold 252,000 tons of soybeans to unknown destinations over the weekend.
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Morning Bell With Marlin 08.31.23Lots of export sales data out this morning including weekly and overnight activity. But, with harvest starting to ramp up in some areas and a holiday weekend coming up, can the markets possibly rally?
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Morning Bell With Marlin 08.30.23Higher grain trade overnight on dry forecasts for the Midwest and oversold conditions. Plus, we have another overnight sale of 266,000 tons of soybeans to unknown destinations.
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Morning Bell With Marlin 08.29.23Markets reacted negatively to the latest crop progress and condition reports from USDA.
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Morning Bell With Marlin 08.28.23Markets were firmer overnight with support from a lack of meaningful rainfall in much of the Midwest and the Northern Plains over the weekend.
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Morning Bell With Marlin 08.25.23Grain markets firmed up overnight. The Pro Farmer crop tour completed its final day yesterday and will announce its summarized results this afternoon. September options expire today.
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Morning Bell With Marlin 08.24.23Mixed market action overnight as the markets digests new crop tour results and overnight developments in the Black Sea region.
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Morning Bell With Marlin 08.23.23Mixed trade overnight with little news to move the market and few surprises coming out of the Pro Farmer crop tour.
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Morning Bell With Marlin 08.21.23Strength in corn and soybeans last night with extremely hot weather expected while the annual Pro Farmer crop tour is in progress.
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Morning Bell With Marlin 08.18.23All of the grain markets were higher overnight. The weather outlook continues warm and dry in the Midwest for next week with the possibility of triple digit temperatures.
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Morning Bell With Marlin 08.16.23Markets were lackluster overnight. The grains appeared to feature limited bottom picking activity with little in the way of new news. Weather still looks toasty through early next week.
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Morning Bell With Marlin 08.14.23Grain markets were mixed overnight and everything is status quo on the Ukrainian front.
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Morning Bell With Marlin 08.10.23The ag commodity markets will key in on the latest weekly export sales data that came out this morning. They will also be getting positioned ahead of tomorrow's Supply and Demand reports.
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Morning Bell With Marlin 08.08.23The key feature overnight was a lot of selling pressure in the grains following USDA's improvements in the corn and soybean crop condition ratings this week.
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Morning Bell With Marlin 08.04.23Higher grain markets overnight as hostilities increase in the Black Sea region with Ukraine attacking Russian shipping port areas.
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Morning Bell With Marlin 08.02.23Grain markets mixed overnight. Cooler, rainy weather in the Midwest the rest of this week. More military action in Ukraine and Russia overnight.
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Morning Bell With Marlin 07.28.23Weakness again in the overnight grain trade. Plus, everything seems to be fairly quiet surrounding Ukraine overnight.
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Morning Bell With Marlin 07.27.23Weekly export sales numbers were neutral for the grain markets this morning. Meanwhile, military tensions are still active in the Black Sea region. Weather forecasts could be front and center today.
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Morning Bell With Marlin 07.26.23Weakness in the grain markets overnight was a key feature as weather forecasts are moderating and tensions around Ukraine are easing somewhat.
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Morning Bell With Marlin.07.24.23We had a big rally in the overnight grain markets due to hot weather in the US growing regions and Russian attacks on Danube river shipping ports in Ukraine.
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Morning Bell With Marlin 07.20.23 Mp4Today, the market will make sense out of the latest weekly export sales number that came out from USDA.
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Morning Bell With Marlin 07.19.23The big story is the fact that Russia attacked a grain shipping port in Odessa in Ukraine. That prompted a big rally across the grain complex overnight along with concerns about weather in the Midwest.
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Morning Bell With Marlin 07.17.23Strong gains were reported in the overnight grain trade based on Russia backing away from extending the Black Sea shipping agreement. Weather will also be a top concern.
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Morning Bell With Marlin 07.14.23We had a big rebound in the grain markets overnight as concerns mount over the extension of a black sea shipping agreement.
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Morning Bell With Marlin 07.13.23 Mp4A big rebound in the soybean markets overnight following the turnaround and collapse yesterday following the Supply and Demand reports.
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Morning Bell With Marlin 07.12.23Big rains overnight and severe thunderstorms are expected in much of the Midwest today as much of the trade turns its focus temporarily to the Supply and Demand reports coming out at noon Eastern time today.
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Morning Bell With Marlin 07.11.23Big gains in the grain market overnight in anticipation of tomorrow's USDA reports.
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Morning Bell With Marlin 07.10.23Hot temperatures across the Plains and Midwest are getting the markets attention this morning.
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Morning Bell With Marlin.07.05.23It's anybody's guess as to how the markets will open up this morning as the markets were closed yesterday and overnight.
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Morning Bell With Marlin 06.30.23Yesterday's massive derecho event is getting the markets attention, but traders will have to focus on today's USDA crop reports as well.
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Morning Bell with Marlin 06.29.23Last night we had very quiet grain markets as we await for rainfall to verify in the Midwest as we prepare for tomorrow's USDA reports.
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Morning Bell With Marlin.06.28.23Another night of wild swings in the grain markets, and we look for more of the same in today's trade ahead of the government reports on Friday.
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Morning Bell With Marlin 06.27.23Big time drops in the grain markets overnight as weather forecasts have turned for the July 4th week.
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Morning Bell With Marlin 06.23.23Rampant selling overnight in the grain markets on wetter long term weather forecasts and export sales that were not impressive this morning.
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Morning Bell With Marlin 06.22.23No weekly export sales this morning due to the holiday on Monday. We had tons of selling in the corn and soybean markets overnight. Watch out for changing forecasts!
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Morning Bell With Marlin 06.21.23Grain markets surged overnight following expected drops in crop conditions for corn and soybeans last week.
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Morning Bell With Marlin 06.20.23Extreme happiness in the grain markets overnight and we can expect more of that in the week ahead.
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Morning Bell With Marlin 06.16.23The grain trade was putting weather premium back into the market overnight with increasing uncertainty over the weather outlooks with an upcoming three day holiday weekend.
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Morning Bell With Marlin 06.14.23Lower grain markets overnight in response to better than expected rains in the northeastern Corn Belt and a little more moisture being added into the latest weather model forecasts.
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Morning Bell With Marlin 06.13.23We'll see how the grain trade reacts to yesterday's crop condition and crop progress numbers as well as outside market information such as this mornings CPI numbers.
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Morning Bell With Marlin 06.12.23Mixed action in the grain markets overnight as we await new forecasts and any updates in the geopolitical arena.
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Morning Bell With Marlin 06.09.23Markets were mixed overnight in anticipation of today's USDA Supply and Demand report.
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Morning Bell With Marlin 06.08.23Weekly export sales data and the latest weather forecasts will be the market drivers in today's trade.
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Morning Bell With Marlin 06.06.23The grain trade will be reacting to yesterday's crop progress and condition reports as well as new information related to extended weather forecasts and overseas developments.
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Morning Bell With Marlin 06.05.23Quiet grain trade overnight. Nervousness over OPEC+ production in the coming months. Tensions are increasing in the Black Sea and there may be no more extensions on shipping out of that area.
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Morning Bell With Marlin 06.02.23The market will have to consider mixed trade overnight and weekly export sales numbers that came out this morning.
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Morning Bell With Marlin 06.01.23Higher grain markets last night as we start a new trading month. We'll see if we have follow through buying in today's daytime session.
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Morning Bell With Marlin 05.31.23Big losses in the grain markets again overnight in follow through selling. We'll see what the market wants to do about the latest USDA progress and condition report.
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Morning Bell With Marlin 05.25.23Overnight markets were very quiet. Export sales this morning were not very exciting.
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Morning Bell With Marlin 05.24.23Grains were narrowly mixed overnight and there was little news to move the market ahead of a 3 day holiday weekend coming up.
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Morning Bell With Marlin 05.23.23The new crop progress numbers are out. They will impact the market along with a technical reversal in some of the grain trade overnight.
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Morning Bell With Marlin 05.22.23Mixed action in the overnight grain trade and a surprising overnight export sale announced by USDA this morning.
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Morning Bell With Marlin 05.19.23A bit of a firmer trade in the grain markets overnight as possible profit taking may be affecting the markets before the weekend.
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Morning Bell With Marlin 05.17.23Results from day one of the wheat tour along with a possible agreement on the Black Sea shipping may affect the trade today in a big way.
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Morning Bell With Marlin 05.16.23USDA crop progress and condition numbers along with the ongoing wheat tour will be the key components that might affect the trade today.
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Morning Bell With Marlin 05.12.23The WASDE report will be front and center as a market moving factor today. Geopolitical developments could also play a role.
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Morning Bell With Marlin 05.11.23The latest weekly export sales numbers and preparation for tomorrow mornings supply and demand report will dominate the trade today.
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Morning Bell With Marlin 05.09.23USDA's latest crop progress and condition report will combine with profit taking and overseas developments overnight to effect today's grain trade.
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Morning Bell With Marlin 05.08.23Grain markets all had a higher tone in the overnight trade as we await the new numbers from USDA's crop progress and condition report this afternoon.
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Morning Bell With Marlin 05.05.23Higher overnight trade and better than expected jobs data released this morning will be key factors in the ag and financial markets today.
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Morning Bell With Marlin 05.04.23I'll look at the new weekly export sales numbers and other factors impacting the grain trade this Thursday.
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Morning Bell With Marlin 05.03.23More Black Sea shipping negotiations are affecting the trade as well as more estimates of the Brazil soybean crop.
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Morning Bell With Marlin 05.02.23Crop progress and condition ratings along with early growing season and weather will dominate the markets today.
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Morning Bell With Marlin 04.20.23Weekly export sales numbers are out this morning, and they are not very impressive. I'll share details on my Opening Bell report.
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Morning Bell With Marlin 04.19.23Market moving news seemed hard to come by overnight, so markets drifted lower just about everywhere you looked. Keep in mind may options expiration comes up this Friday!
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Morning Bell With Marlin 04.18.23Crop progress and condition numbers as well as planting season weather are the highlights of ag trade this morning.
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Morning Bell With Marlin 04.17.23Weather, Black Sea shipping negotiations, and planting progress will be the top stories to watch today.
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Morning Bell With Marlin 04.14.23Weather, Black Sea shipping negotiations, and planting progress will be the top stories to watch today.
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Morning Bell With Marlin 04.13.23Weekly export sales, overnight export sales, and PPI numbers are the highlights of today's trade.
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Morning Bell With Marlin 04.11.23WASDE and weather will be the key factors affecting the ag markets today. Winter wheat condition ties the lowest ever for this date going back to 1996.
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Morning Bell With Marlin 04.10.23Grain markets were steady to stronger overnight. I'll explain why and look at some of the factors that could move the markets this week.
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Morning Bell With Marlin 04.05.23Grain markets were weaker overnight due to favorable weather forecast for the next couple of weeks in the US. Look for fairly quiet, choppy trade ahead of the Easter holiday break.
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Morning Bell With Marlin 04.04.23The 1st crop progress and condition numbers of the year are out. We'll take a look at market reaction and other factors that could move the ag markets today.
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Closing Bell With The Cow Guy 03.31USDA reports were the key market movers Friday, prompting soybeans to big upward surges. Corn also showed surprising strength to close the end of the month and quarter.
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Morning Bell With Marlin 03.31.2023Today will be a big day. We will get two large USDA reports. It's also the end of the month and the end of a quarter. Plus, all kinds of outside news information flying around. Be prepared for anything!
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Morning Bell With Marlin 03.30.23Weekly export sales are the theme of the day this morning. Watch for the USDA reports tomorrow.
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Morning Bell With Marlin 03.28.23Very quiet overnight grain markets with little news to move them in one direction or the other. Lots of positioning ahead of Friday's USDA reports.
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Morning Bell With Marlin 03.24.23Sharply higher wheat on Russian export cutbacks and another sale of corn to China will be highlights in today's trade.
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Morning Bell With Marlin 03.23.23Wow! BIG export sales of corn last week, AND more overnight sales of corn. We'll see how the grain markets react today after heavy selling in some contracts yesterday.
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Morning Bell With Marlin 03.22.23Weaker grain markets overnight due to technical selling and as traders await the upcoming Fed interest rate announcement.
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Closing Bell With The Cow Guy 03.21.23Today was a dismal day in the grain markets, led lower by the soybeans! Nervousness abounds in all of the markets ahead of tomorrow's Fed interest rate announcement. Cattle managed to salvage a moderately higher close.
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Morning Bell With Marlin 03.21.23Grain markets are quietly higher this morning. Analysts are patiently awaiting the fed interest rate announcement tomorrow.
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Morning Bell with Marlin 03.20.2023Weaker grains overnight. Topics to watch today will be any progress on Black Sea shipping agreement talks, weather in South America, and weather here in the US. Plus, we'll see how the trade reacts to Friday's Cattle on Feed numbers.
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Morning Bell With Marlin 03.17.23Happy Saint Patrick's day! Markets were a little firmer on the grains overnight. Keep in mind we will have the Cattle on Feed report coming out after the close today.
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Morning Bell with Marlin 03.16.2023Weekly export sales numbers are out this morning. We'll take a look at the new information as well as what may impact the markets from the outside realm today.
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Morning Bell With Marlin 03.15.23Extreme volatility is returning to the markets once again, this time caused by nervousness over the status of Credit Suisse in Europe. Buckle up today!
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Morning Bell With Marlin 03.14.23Overnight market activity was very quiet. CPI numbers were as expected, so no guidance from those.
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Morning Bell With Marlin 03.13.23There is nervousness aplenty in the ag and outside markets today with all the financial collapses in the news. Plus weather prospects may have changed in some key areas.
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Morning Bell With Marlin 03.10.23It was another choppy session in the overnight trade. I will be talking about some of the factors affecting the trade. Don't forget to take your clocks and spring forward this weekend!
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Morning Bell With Marlin 03.08.23All eyes on the USDA Supply and Demand reports coming out at midday. Trade could be choppy ahead of that report's release.
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Morning Bell With Marlin 03.07.23Grains trended weaker overnight as the market anticipates tomorrow's USDA WASDE report. I'll take a look st some of the early pre-report estimates.
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Morning Bell With Marlin 03.06.23Grain markets were lower overnight. Traders are preparing for this week's March WASDE report.
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Morning Bell With Marlin 03.03.23Not much to drive the markets so far on a Friday, but the market did drift a little bit higher overnight. Crop conditions in Argentina continue to disappoint.
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Morning Bell With Marlin 03.02.23Most of the trade focus this morning will be on the USDA weekly export sales numbers that came out this morning.
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Morning Bell 03012023Welcome to the new trading month of March! I will outline several factors that could impact today's ag trade.
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Morning Bell With Marlin 02.28.23Lots of pressure in the overnight grain trade, led by soybeans. March deliveries start today and look to be fairly heavy.
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Closing Bell With Marlin 02.27.23Marlin fills in for the Cow Guy. Lower grains due in part to timely rains, but also some end of the month positioning. Cattle fizzled toward the close, but hogs were pressured from the start.
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Morning Bell With Marlin 02.27.23Mixed fundamentals on grains this morning. Livestock markets will react to the Cattle on Feed and Cold Storage reports from Friday afternoon.
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Morning Bell With Marlin 02.23.23Big story overnight... confirmation of BSE in Brazil resulting in the halt of Brazilian beef exports to China. Grains flat overnight as the USDA Ag Outlook Forum takes place this week in Arlington, VA.
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Morning Bell With Marlin 02.22.23Key factors to watch in the grain trade today will be developments surrounding Ukraine, Russia, and China as well as harvest progress and weather developments in South America.
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Morning Bell 02.21.2023Markets were closed due to President's Day yesterday. Overnight, the trade was generally quiet.
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Morning Bell With Marlin 02.14Today, we'll see how the trade reacts to the brand new CPI numbers that were just released, and we will also keep an eye on South American crop developments.
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Morning Bell With Marlin 02.13.23Lower overnight grain trade and South American weather set the stage for Monday's ag markets.
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Morning Bell With Marlin 02.10.23Globex trade firmed up late as hostilities increase in the Black Sea region and weather conditions remain stuck in a rut in South America.
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Morning Bell With Marlin 02.09.23Today is Thursday, so I run through the weekly export sales numbers and the outlook for today's trade.
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Morning Bell With Marlin 02.08.23This morning, I recap the overnight trade and look at early estimates for today's WASDE report.
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Morning Bell With Marlin 02.07.23Markets quiet overnight in preparation for tomorrow's WASDE report.
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Morning Bell With Marlin 02.03.23The overnight trade was weaker, but there’s more hostility in Ukraine which could cause uneasiness in the market. Commitment of traders will be delayed due to a ransomeware attack.
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Closing Bell With The Cow Guy 02.02.23Scott the Cow Guy says it's hard to get your hands on things right now due to technical things playing as a factor.
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Morning Bell with Marlin 02.02.23Overnight, grains were trading slightly higher with a bit of a surge in the soybean market. Beef sales were almost identical from the week before.
