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Tidbits Tariffs & Trade: The Trump administration on Tuesday proposed imposing additional duties of 10% or ​12.5% on imports from 60 economies after determining their failures to curb trade in ‌goods made with forced labor are unreasonable and restrict U.S. commerce. The proposal from the U.S. Trade Representative's office is the latest finding from a Section 301 unfair trade practices investigation to be released as the Trump administration seeks to ​rebuild its emergency ta

Jon Scheve with weekly market commentary made on June 20, 2025 December corn finished its third week of closing between $4.35 and...

Jon Scheve with weekly market commentary made on June 13, 2025 The June USDA report is typically one of the least exciting reports of the...

Jon Scheve with weekly market commentary made on June 6, 2025 Over the last month, July corn has fallen from $4.70 to $4.40. Some of this...

Jon Scheve with weekly market commentary made on May 9, 2025 Understanding spreads in the futures market is important for farmers to...

Jon Scheve with weekly market commentary made on May 2, 2025 How The Delivery Process Works I have received requests for an explanation...

Jon Scheve with weekly market commentary made on April 25, 2025 The corn market doesn’t seem concerned with the possibility of tighter...

Jon Scheve with weekly market commentary made on April 18, 2025 National yields are always highly debated within the trade from when they...

Jon Scheve with weekly market commentary made on April 11, 2025 The USDA released their updated supply and demand estimates after the...

Jon Scheve with weekly market commentary made on March 21, 2025 Currently, there are a lot of upcoming variables that could have a big...

Jon Scheve with weekly market commentary made on March 14, 2025 Some market participants were disappointed to see no changes to corn...

Jon Scheve with weekly market commentary made on March 7, 2025 May corn started the week down 15 cents, likely due to the tariffs being...

Jon Scheve with weekly market commentary made on February 28, 2025 In 8 trading sessions, the corn market has lost nearly 50 cents per...

Jon Scheve with weekly market commentary made on February 14, 2025 The February USDA report was published, and like usual, it didn’t...

Jon Scheve with weekly market commentary made on Jamuary 10, 2025 Arguably the second or third most important USDA report of the year was...

Jon Scheve with weekly market commentary made on Jamuary 3, 2025 Over the past two weeks, it’s felt like there were 4 Mondays and 4...

Jon Scheve with weekly market commentary made on December 27, 2024 I’ve written several newsletters in the past about the negative price...

Jon Scheve with weekly market commentary made on December 20, 2024 Usually, December is a time when many traders reduce exposure to the...

Jon Scheve with weekly market commentary made on December 13, 2024 In this week’s supply and demand report, the USDA increased corn...

Jon Scheve with weekly market commentary made on December 6, 2024 Corn For the last 3 months, corn has traded in a very tight range. In...