They Just Fade Away

No, not Old Soldiers, but those who soldier in the pits–the futures trading pits.  In a couple of weeks, the Minneapolis Grain Exchange will close its floor. Less than 15 years ago, electronic trading had made its first inroads into the futures business, but the conventional [more...]

Date: 2008-12-06 16:37:12

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Rising production costs and uncertain profit margins have risk-averse farmers ready to cut corn plantings in 2009 in favor of soybeans, ... Futures survey. The daily volume of 7,363 contracts traded Dec. 10, 2008 topped the former daily Minneapolis Grain Exchange (MGEX) record. The new daily record also pushed December 2008 in to the top 20 [more...]

Date: 2008-12-17 13:42:04

01-08-09 AgriCharts Midday Ag Market Commentary

AgriCharts Market Commentary(Courtesy of www.agricharts.com)Midday - January 8, 2009 CLICK BELOWCornMarch corn futures are trading lower moving into the midday session. Renewed concerns over the impact of the recessionary economy domestic and global placed bearish pressure to grains and soy [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 17:22:39

CBOT Limits Ag Receipts Held by Non-Grain Companies to Improve Performance of Hedging

In response to pressure over the last year, the CBOT has responded to requests from its regulator, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, ... are the parameters below:Commodity - LimitCorn shipping certificates - 600*Soybean shipping [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 02:59:00

Cotton Futures Continue Their March Towards Zero

Can you spot the trend?Trading below 40 cents, cotton must be one of the most underpriced commodities in the history of western civilization.Supply was already under pressure, as farmers neglected planting cotton in recent years in favor of higher priced grains, such as corn and soybeans.Lock and load, because we're going to see cotton [more...]

Date: 2008-11-13 00:42:00

Weekly Futures Positions Review - November 30, 2008

Top posts from the past week: Are Any Grains Worth Buying At These Prices? ... are the most attractive investment opportunity I see today. They are actually trading below the prices they were at when the entire bull market in commodities began. Other existing positions I've got [more...]

Date: 2008-11-30 21:31:00

Predicting the grain market is like checking the chicken entrails

If you drive down state Route 46 north of the Eastwood Mall, there used to be a sign for a “reader and advisor.” You see one of those once in awhile ... . Now that we are back in the fours on futures, we can look for that next 50 cents, or we can expect ... now is that we have lost demand. All commodities, farm and nonfarm, are trading lower. Gas is [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 07:58:13

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