Allendale Market Talk

Who says you can't do a little backyard marketing? Ben is joined with Ian Kessler this week on Market Talk. Ian is a Sales Agronomist with Sound Agriculture. Ben and Ian talk about what we are seeing in the fields now, in early crop development, and what we need to see moving forward for an improved crop look. 

Greg speaks with Mark Brusberg. Mark serves as the Chief Meteorologist of USDA's agricultural weather and assessments group, a component of the World Agricultural Outlook Board. Mark helped shed light on his role as Chief Meteorologist within the USDA and spoke about his work with other government agencies to bring us weather maps, such as the drought monitor that we look at every day.

Fed sentiment after the 5/3 FOMC meeting will likely determine market direction in May. 

Greg introduces Ben on to Market Talk. Ben is a young broker with Allendale and talks about what it's like diving into the commodity world after graduating from University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

Market Talk, Mike Lung talks with Lee Waters, VP of Crop Insurance at Farm Credit Illinois on this weeks podcast. We get the lowdown on new plant dates, the 2018 farm bill, and livestock revenue insurance. 

The next two weeks promises lots of volatility but maybe not a lot of clarity.

If the dollar has topped, is hyperinflation the next stage to worry about?

What are we watching as we look out toward the end the the year?

Is there a pivot incoming for the Fed's plan to battle inflation?

Markets position for the end of month and quarter 

Is there potential to move anywhere from here before the midterm elections?

CPI data hits stocks and macro markets leaving questions of how a "soft landing" is possible

Putin comments spark markets in both directions

Are we entering a new phase of elevated pricing that could stick around for years?

Corn and beans are off to the races but where are they headed?

Figure where markets are going based on where they've been

Heat and dryness issues hit European crops

Putin, Inflation, Hyperinflation, The Episode Where Mike And Greg Get Bullish

When the weather confuses you, talk to someone who studies the weather to confuse you more. 

What to watch when whipsaw is pulling your attention everywhere

Just keep dancing until it rains.

Markets change how are you adapting?

Let's talk current technical formations while the fundamentals are boring

Markets seem to be waiting for something big to happen.

Are the markets bullish or bearish? Depends on the day.

There's a stigma about shifts around 3-day weekends, we have 3 in 6 weeks. Something is bound to happen, right?

There are hourly and daily gaps on a bunch of our charts. What does it mean to the bull run?

Greg and Steve share stories about being brought up by farmers and the influence it still has on them today.

Markets have taken a defensive tone ahead of the Fed rate decision. Is the end of the bull rally in sight?

There are cases to be made for markets to move in either direction going forward. Which way will win?

Lipstick On A Pig

We're fighting crises all over the world and commodity markets feel strong, until they don't

Everything going on in the world makes it easy to forget that you need to have a plan and stick to it.

Volatility is at an 11, volume is low and markets are all over the place

Volatility reigns as the market tries to price in what's next for the economy and upcoming growing season

Everything is bullish, so what could possibly stop this rally?

Depending on the news cycle, the Russia and Ukraine situation is heating up or cooling off. Markets are suffering from whiplash as a result.

Much like the lyrics to a song, markets don't always have to make sense to be good

Everything is bullish. Is this the start of 2012 all over again?

We breakdown the USDA report from last week and discuss some of the recent price movement in grains

How much will South American production change on the January report and will there be any other curveballs from the USDA?

The corn and bean rocket ship is powering onward. How much more do they have in the tank?

Season 3 finale. Mike and Greg discuss the multitude of unknowns plaguing the markets and the sideways chop we've entered

Mike and Greg are joined by Allendale President, Steve Georgy, to talk about the potential impact of the EPA's Biofuel Mandate

A new Covid variant has the market participants heading for the sidelines as we close out November.

Markets are yo-yoing on low volume but that can bring high volatility

It's the time for an airing of grievances

Nov WASDE is out of the way. Where do we go from here?

Brazil has expanded their planting area again. How will that impact prices this Winter?

Could we have seen a short term high in wheat? Harvest is winding down, where do we go from here?

Some market participants seem to be focused on things that are too far in the future. Are they missing opportunities in the present?