DeLoss Jahnke

2 weeks ago | farmweeknow.com | DeLoss Jahnke

Late April to early May isn’t normally the time to expect a boost in commodity prices, especially when USDA reports planting is at a normal pace. Even so, soybeans have been retreating, and this week’s declines have been pretty even for both old-crop and new-crop contracts. Old crop has shown a little more stability in April compared to new crop. July started the month with a 21 cent gain to $10.49-1/4. By April 7, it had lost more than 50 cents of its value.

3 weeks ago | farmweeknow.com | DeLoss Jahnke

Markets had no reaction to latest headlines. Outside markets moved higher Wednesday after a report that the White House may be open to making major changes to the baseline Chinese tariff rates. Instead of 145%, one senior White House official suggested a rate closer to 50-60%. At one point Wednesday, the Dow was up more than one thousand points before it retreated to a 419-point increase. Meanwhile, corn and soybean market reactions were minimal, at best.

4 weeks ago | farmweeknow.com | DeLoss Jahnke

Last week’s projections from the University of Illinois farmdoc team show all regions of the state producing corn and soybeans at a loss in 2025. This is based on a high-cost environment, including an expensive cash rent, combined with low price projections. Using an average corn price of $4.10 per bushel and an average soybean price of $10, profitability will be a challenge. In all cases, losses on soybeans aren’t as bad as corn because of their lower input costs.

1 month ago | farmweeknow.com | DeLoss Jahnke

CommStock Investments Director of Managed Programs Joe Camp spoke with RFD Radio's DeLoss Jahnke after the markets closed Wednesday. Your browser does not support the audio element. The following has been lightly edited for clarity. JAHNKE: If not a 180 [degree turn] today, it was pretty close, wasn't it? CAMP: It was. It was a huge reversal for the stock market. Of course, a lot of eyes on equities as they faced a historic route last week.

1 month ago | farmweeknow.com | DeLoss Jahnke

CommStock Investments Director of Managed Programs Joe Camp spoke with RFD Radio's DeLoss Jahnke after the markets closed on Wednesday. The following has been lightly edited for clarity. JAHNKE: If not a 180 [degree turn] today, it was pretty close, wasn't it? CAMP: It was. It was a huge reversal for the stock market. Of course, a lot of eyes on equities as they faced a historic route last week.