The big rally in corn futures prices during the past two months does stand out and has analysts asking themselves if this marching bull corn market can be fundamentally justified.So far, the 2014 low price for the CME May corn futures contract has been the $4.1725 of 9 January. Almost exactly two months later, the contract's 2014 high of $4.9725 was reached on 7 March. In that two-month period, May corn marched $0.80 higher in an unusually steady progression. One would have to go back six months to the early days of last September when there were still questions and concerns about the 2013 corn crop to find prices for the lead corn futures contract as high as what the corn market produced last Friday. Since those questions and concerns were...
What You Need to Know Today: U.S. weather is getting more attention this week as conditions vary greatly across the western, central, and eastern corn belts, with the different regions battling dryness and too much rain simultaneously. The ProFarmer Crop Tour began today in Indiana and Nebrask...
Key Takeaways: Argentina is on pace for a record corn crop and record exports in the current marketing year, with abundant supplies likely to keep the country highly competitive in global export markets. Argentina’s record exportable surplus is allowing it to offer highly competitive pri...
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