Grain IQ

Every conversation in this podcast so far has brought up various marketing terms and phrases - some of which you may have heard; others which may be new.

This episode is your glossary reference! We’ve pulled together definitions of important terms and phrases so that you can refer back to them as you create and execute your grain marketing plan.

If you find yourself listening to market analysis, you might hear the terms ‘technical’ and 'fundamental.’

Throughout the podcast, we’ve learned about fundamental trading and analysis.

This week on Grain IQ, what is technical trading? Can it be used with fundamental trading? How can it be used on your operation?

Mike Zuzolo, president of Global Commodity Analytics, breaks down technical trading.

With all the information you can use to make a grain marketing plan, what should you prioritize?

Darin Newsom of Darin Newsom Analysis says he does NOT use USDA reports when making grain marketing decisions.

Today, we’ll learn his perspective on those reports and explore the tools he uses to make grain marketing decisions.

Grain IQ is a production of the Nebraska Rural Radio Association, with support from the Nebraska Soybean Board. It is brought to you in part by Nebraska Soybean Farmers and their checkoff.

We continue part two of our conversation on how to use U.S. Department of Agriculture reports to make grain marketing decisions. Today’s focus is on the Quarterly Grain Stocks report.

Keep in mind, there are some grain marketing experts who use this information, and there are some who don’t. It comes down to what works for making your operation profitable.

We’re joined again by Jeff Peterson, the president of Heartland Farm Partners in Lincoln.

As you’ve probably gathered by now, there are so many pieces of information you can use to make grain marketing decisions. It’s easy to go into information overload.

Some grain marketing experts will tell you why a certain material matters. Other experts will tell you just the opposite for the SAME material - why it doesn’t matter.

Ultimately what matters for you is developing a grain marketing plan that works for your operation.

There are two reports from the United States Department of Agriculture that are used by many market analysts: the World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimate, or WASDE, and the Quarterly Grain Stocks report.

Jeff Peterson, the president of Heartland Farm Partners, joins us to break down why he uses these two reports. Part one focuses on the WASDE report.

We’ve mentioned it before, but wouldn’t it be nice to know exactly when you need to sell your grain?

When you create your grain marketing plan for your operation, you’ll need to focus on different benchmarks to help you determine when to market your grain. Those benchmarks will be different for pre-harvest and post-harvest marketing.

In part two of this conversation, Luke Beckman, a grain sales manager with Central Valley Ag Cooperative, explores strategies and benchmarks for post-harvest marketing.

One of the most frequently asked questions in grain marketing: When should I sell my grain?

If only there was a magic ball to predict price trends in the future…

Hopefully, somebody’s working on that technology, but until then, it’s important to develop a marketing strategy that works for your operation.

In part one of this conversation, Luke Beckman, a Grain Sales Manager with Central Valley Ag Cooperative, is going to walk us through trends and suggestions for pre-harvest marketing plans.

Grain IQ is a production of the Nebraska Rural Radio Association, with support from the Nebraska Soybean Board. It is brought to you in part by Nebraska Soybean Farmers and their checkoff.

Now that you’ve learned about puts and calls in options trading, let’s put the ideas into workable examples.

Doug Simon, a commodity consultant with Tredas, works through math problems to help you better understand options trading and how it can be a part of your grain marketing plan.

What are my options with options trading? Should I sell a put or buy a call, or buy a put or sell a call?

Confused yet? It’s a lot to digest!

Doug Simon, a commodity consultant with Tredas, breaks down puts and calls and how they can layer into your grain marketing plan.

Put me in, coach!

There are all kinds of players in the futures market, from grain buyers to money managers to food processors and more. Farmers are actually just a small piece of that puzzle.

In this episode of Grain IQ, we explore the players in the futures market. Who is involved and how does that impact YOU, the farmer?

Justin Lovegrove, owner, president and grain marketing advisor with the ARC Group, describes the players in the futures market.