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Corteva Agriscience market development specialist Jason Gibson says the diseases farmers should have on their radar this season are tar spot in corn and white mold for soybeans. He tells Brownfield both crop diseases have been prevalent in new areas and says fungicides are a valuable tool in defending yield.... (full story)


Missouri soybean growers will power up with the Cardinals this season. Missouri Soybeans Merchandising Council Chairman Aaron Porter says Missouri Farmers Care coordinates the effort among several state commodity groups. Porter says it not only gets farmers face to face with consumers, growers have a good time doing it. Learn... (full story)


Bearish bias with downside target zone of 0.62230-0.61355. (full story)


Watch 1920.50 to 1866.70 area . (full story)


The general market ended the week basically flat with the S&P  500  ($SPX) (SPY) being up 0.33% on the week. That does not tell the full story of the week though, there was some excitement and letdown in US politics that moved the market a bit after hours and then there was Nvidia (NVDA). (full story)
SPY: 420.02 (+5.37), NVDA: 389.46 (+9.66)


Corn's new crop bear market got me thinking, do our furry four-legged bears eat corn? And ironically, they do. With exports falling off, Brazil still loading ships with their bumper crop of corn, and the US planting more corn acres this year, it's continuing to look like a great year for an abundance of corn supply. But, the news says… (full story)
ZCZ23: 534-4s (+18-4), CORN: 23.62 (+0.74)


Click to view report AMS_2070.pdf in PDF format (full story)


Gas Oil has been creeping higher the past few weeks after having dropped over (50%) since October of 2022. Is the bottom in? Time will tell… I like my chances with this trade given the historical seasonality. (full story)


Advanced Micro Devices stock has run up over 98% YTD. This has jacked up its out-of-the-money put premiums. As a result, this makes it profitable to sell them short for income investors. (full story)
AMD: 127.03 (+6.68), NVDA: 389.46 (+9.66)


The Illinois Department of Agriculture is encouraging farmers to demonstrate their environmental stewardship by participating in a free agrichemical container recycling program this summer. In July and August more than 35 locations across the state will serve as collection sites for high density polyethylene #2 plastic agrichemical containers that will... (full story)


The recent drop in gold prices is viewed as a short-term correction, presenting a buying opportunity for investors to acquire gold at a discounted rate, with the long-term strength of the gold market remaining robust and the potential for a bullish reversal high, making it an advantageous entry point for investment. (full story)


Decided to lean on Chat GPT this week for help with my Sunday Scaries. Let's take a look at what the computer thinks you should be watching this week and beyond... (full story)


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The continuous gold futures contract rose to an ominous price in May 2023, reaching $2,072 per ounce. The rally took gold to a level creating a technical pattern that sticks out like a sore thumb on the long-term chart. (full story)
GCM23: 1,944.6 (+0.3)


Jim's report on recent market changes to ponder over the Memorial Day weekend .... (as you prep for next week) (full story)
ZCZ23: 534-4s (+18-4), ZSX23: 1189-4s (+17-2), ZWN23: 616-0s (+11-6), KEN23: 819-2s (+1-2), LEZ23: 173.225s (+0.375), NGN23: 2.432 (+0.015)


Supreme Court waters down EPAs reach (full story)


The why, the how, and the where behind one of investing's best advancements: fractional investing (full story)


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Old Crop Surges Higher (full story)


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A bipartisan bill offering tax relief for rural lenders could partially “offset the unlevel play fields” facing community banks in rural areas, but more regulatory reforms are needed to cushion against adverse economic conditions.  “Community... (full story)


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