1-6-21

• Nice day in beans

• Corn hits $5

• Different dynamics between corn & beans

• How is wheat faring

• Next Tuesday is a pivotal day. Money flow & momentum

1-5-20

• Cattle market still has the chance to go higher

• First full week of trading in ‘21-what’s the feel of the cash

• Big outside day on Monday

• How does livestock react to higher grains?

• Macro markets-how are they playing a role in the trade?

• Huge cash feeder movement the next couple of weeks?

• Dollar on the trade

• Hogs have some money positions moving…how does that effect front month?

• Cheep meat at the counter

12-31-20

How have corn and soybean markets done for the week?

What were prices one year ago for corn and soybeans?

What all has changed in the corn market to get us to these prices?

How has the soybean supply and demand changed to get us to these prices?

What will the corn and soybean markets be focused on going into 2021?

What are some marketing lessons learned from 2020?

12-29-20

• What has the futures done for grains in the last 30 days?

• Corn/Beans/KC wheat-why is it up…funds?

• Current weather outlook

• Fundamentals of new crop

12/28/20

• Holiday doldrum trade

• A lot of year end wrap up going on

• South America as we get to Jan will see what their weather impact will be

• Corn imports with China all-time high

• Taiwan approves pork imports with Ractopamine

• Update to the dairy industry how has cheese buys effected the trade?

• Cattle supply side is bullish

12-24-20

• Higher grains to finish out the trade week

• Weather in South America

• The need for having reserves once again

• Stimulus package

• Beef could get expensive going into the new year with stronger profits

12-16-20

• Weather in South America

• Worker strikes in Argentina

• Ethanol demand…COVID having its effects

• How is demand effecting meat

• Outlook for Chinese imports in the coming year for meat

12-15-20

• Crush number boosted the soybeans

• Holiday trade is setting in

• Low volume for the corn

• China grows their hog herd

• Cutout break...what does this mean going forward?

• Not a lot of cattle movement-part December part price?

12-14-20

• Wheat had a huge drop

• Some renewed export opportunities for soybeans

• Look at country basis

• Hogs continue to try to move with no luck

• Reminder we are into the December livestock market

12-11-20

What were some of the highlights from the December WASDE report?

How does the export demand for corn look?

Do you think USDA will increase the corn export demand in future reports?

What does export demand for soybeans look like?

Why didn’t USDA increase the export demand for soybeans in the December WASDE report?

How is the ethanol demand for corn doing?

Now that the December WASDE report is out of the way, what will the corn and soybean markets be focused on?

How is the best way to determine where prices could be based on the current supply and demand numbers?

What are possible prices for corn and soybeans based on the current fundamentals.