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Jun 234 min

Tidbits, Mato Grosso, Rainfall, North Korea 6/23/24

The CFTC did not issue its COT report Friday afternoon due to the holiday last week. The COT will be released Monday afternoon. We will...

Feb 174 min

Tidbits, Brazilian Corn Crop, Market & Rain Days Update 2/17/24

CBOT options expire next Friday. Grain and soybean complex futures tend to go down into option expiration day because there are so many...

Jul 20, 20235 min

Tidbits, Safrinha Corn Crop, Grain Deal, Broilers & Ethanol, Markets & Rain Days Update 7/20/23

Yesterday, Roger recommended you price 2023 fertilizer. He meant fertilizer for 2024 crops. Highlights Is the weather or the war more...

Jul 6, 20235 min

Tidbits, Safrinha Corn, Yields, ENSO, Markets & Rain Days Update 7/6/23

Q&A: Safrinha Corn Roger, a few days back you mentioned corn demand was likely to improve at the current price levels. How would this...

May 22, 20234 min

Tidbits, Safrinha Crop, Ammonia, SAF, Markets & Rain Days Update 5/22/23

Highlights U.S. President Joe Biden and House Republican Speaker Kevin McCarthy will meet to discuss the debt ceiling today, after a...

May 7, 20234 min

Tidbits, Economy, Safrinha Crop, Fuel, Rain Days Update 5/7/23

Highlights Wheat harvest in Central Kansas started yesterday. They must have had some pretty dry weather… This is when wheat harvest...

Mar 14, 20233 min

Tidbits, Economy, Export Inspections, Markets & Rain Days Update 3/14/23

Tidbits All markets rotated 180° yesterday from expectations of a stronger dollar and higher interest rates to a return to an easy money...

Mar 8, 20234 min

Tidbits, Safrinha Corn Crop, Markets & Rain Days Update 3/8/23

Highlights If you grow a feed grain, this is very important: For all practical purposes, all the corn that Brazil exports is its second...

Apr 16, 20224 min

South American Grain, Shanghai, Markets & Rain Days Update 04/16/2022

Highlights We cannot find any numbers for the March NOPA Soybean crush numbers. They are scheduled to be released on the 15th of every...