SHORT TERM RISK & LONG TERM UPSIDE IN THE GRAINS

Dec 29

Grain markets pressured ahead of new year
Poor exports for wheat and beans
Brazil rain & the funds
Most calling for 1-4in of rain in Brazil. Will it make the soybean crop or just stabilize Brazil’s soybean production?
Too late for corn acres to get planted in Brazil, will hurt corn production.
Be prepared if you need to sell your grain, have a grain marketing plan or strategy that fits your operations needs.
Short term, the easiest path could be lower future prices for oilseeds and grains.
How are you managing your grain price risk in bearish markets? What strategic element is your farm missing in its grain pricing strategy?
Why we see long term higher prices for corn, soybeans, wheat, and commodities in general.
March corn chart is dangerously close to lows, a break below could lead to more technical selling pressure from algo’s
Exact risks we need to be watching to manage farm profits.
When you should be selling your grain inventory and making new crop forward contracts/hedging.