THE ARTHUR COMPANIES ARTHUR TRADING CO. INSIGHTS MARKET NEWS Insights ACI Market Commentary 5/7/2021 May 7, 2021Agronomy, Crop Management, Grain, Market Update, Soybean, Technology CORN Corn markets continue to print new contract highs this week as Brazil weather remains dry in most of Mato Grosso. The Safrinha crop is facing at least two more weeks of hot and dry weather during the critical pollination stage which could create havoc on possible production. Boots on the ground continue to reduce exportable quantities to around… READ MORE ACI Market Commentary 4/29/21 Apr 29, 2021Agronomy, Crop Management, Grain, Market Update, Soybean, Technology CORN $3, $4, $5, $6, $7, $8 cash corn all in play for the 2021 crop year. If you want to look at your potential revenue per acre this year, it is going to be a bell-shaped curve and it is likely going to look very good with December corn already printing trades $1.35 above the spring crop insurance price. Getting… READ MORE ACI Market Commentary 4/16/2021 Apr 16, 2021Agronomy, Crop Management, Grain, Market Update, Soybean, Technology CORN Corn market tells soybean market to “hold my beer” after a BULLISH USDA Prospective Plantings report. Farmers in the U.S. reported intentions of planting a mere 91.1 million acres of corn vs. expectations of 93.2m by industry analysts. With old crop stocks dwindling and SAFRINHA crop in trouble, risk-on trade takes this thing to levels not seen since 2013. Locally we are forecasting very generous returns for anyone getting geared up to… READ MORE Wells County Seed Recommendations for 2021 Nov 24, 2020Agronomy, Crop Management, Grain, Market Update, Soybean, Technology Picking the right soybean to plant has become more challenging. COVID shut off plot tours and limited hands on opportunities to learn. The 2019 (early snowstorm) and 2020 (wet planting and early frost) growing seasons did not provide us with great performance information. Each of you are trying to predict what trait platform will be… READ MORE Market and Yield Forecasts Nov 17, 2020Agronomy, Crop Management, Grain, Market Update, Soybean, Technology Nearing the end of harvest across the U.S., corn and soybean markets continue to rally, with spring wheat holding steady to slightly mixed. Soybean markets have seen a lot of strength in recent months with January futures rallying over $2.50 since the middle of August. The strength in the market can be attributed to the… READ MORE Managing Farm Stress Oct 30, 2020Agronomy, Crop Management, Grain, Market Update, Soybean, Technology One thing that never seems to be in short supply on the farm is stress. Whether it’s prices or weather, there’s always something to worry about. And that worry, stress and anxiety—knowing the difference and where to find resources for help when and where you need them—is the topic of this month’s blog post. Because,… READ MORE Market Update Sep 4, 2020Agronomy, Crop Management, Grain, Market Update, Soybean, Technology SOYBEANS Nov 2020 Soybeans up around 15 cents on the week. Causes are numerous but these are our favorites: AGGRESSIVE buying from the Chinese (call it 20+ boats sold) as they need the soybeans and call Brazil around 50-60 cents more expensive into China than PNW execution until March when the Brazilian crop should be… READ MORE Market Update Aug 28, 2020Agronomy, Crop Management, Grain, Market Update, Soybean, Technology Chicago Board of Trade Corn Futures for December delivery traded 12.5 cents higher on the week due to concerns over lower national yield expectations as well as uncertainty over the derecho that hit Iowa on August 10, 2020. CBOT Soybeans for November delivery improved by 42.5 cents on the week due to similar concerns that… READ MORE Market Update Aug 14, 2020Agronomy, Crop Management, Grain, Market Update, Soybean, Technology We had some higher markets this week due to decent responses to the WASDE on Wednesday and then the aftermath from the FSA data dump on Wednesday afternoon. Between the two events, CZ20 rallied 19 cents on the high and is currently hanging out around 15 cents higher than the 10:50 am low on Wednesday.… READ MORE Market Commentary 7/31/2020 Jul 31, 2020Agronomy, Crop Management, Grain, Market Update, Soybean, Technology GRAIN COMMENTS Grain/Soy markets continue to focus on the nearly PERFECT weather for most of the US. Call US corn yield 176.5 to 179 (maybe even 181), with beans somewhere between 50 and 52. So the production side looks intact for the time being. Perhaps old Chip Flory can get a modest rally with some… READ MORE CATEGORIES AGRONOMY CROP MANAGEMENT GRAIN MARKET UPDATE SOYBEAN TECHNOLOGY Twitter Tweets by @arthuragronomy Download our cash bids app on the App Store or Google Play © Arthur Companies 701-967-6101 HOME CONTACT US CAREERS CUSTOMER LOGIN TICKETS/CONTRACTS Quotes, news, & weather by Telvent/DTN. Market data delayed at least 10 minutes.