Tag Archives: Corn

2023 Commodity Seasonality Charts

Below are updated seasonal charts from 2014 – 2022. The charts have all been “baselined” [...]

2023 Hypothetical Business and Farm Hedging

Starting today (8/4/2023) I am going to detail a hypothetical farm and feed mill that [...]

Types of Commodities: Seasonal vs Continuous Flow Production

Generally speaking, there are two different types of commodities in the world – those that [...]

Consumer Risk Management Theory

Successful commodity risk management at consumer-packaged goods companies (CPG) tends to focus primarily on protecting [...]

A Systematic Approach to Risk Management

The problem with most risk management and hedging programs today is that there is a [...]

Eastern Corn Belt Vs Western Corn Belt

US corn is primarily grown in the Midwestern region of the country, or the central [...]

Brazil Corn Production

Grain Open Interest At Multi Year Lows

If you’ve been following the grain markets for the last year or two, you’ve definitely [...]

What Are Futures Contract Codes?

If you’re new to futures markets, or only look at a few futures markets, you [...]

Grain and Oilseed Market Primer

Since commodities are all derived from some natural resource, it is important to understand those [...]