Planting Begins and, With It, Volatility: The Markets This Week

Opinion

If you cannot see the embedded player, click here. Late April has some farmers in Western Canada dusting off the seeding equipment, and there have even been reports of elusive railcars sighted at elevators. This is the backdrop to which grains continue to trade off of weather and the geopolitical situation in Eastern Europe. Concerns China will default on even more South American soybeans is moving the oilseed market, prompting at least a few shipments to get re-routed to the U.S. For corn, U.S. exporters last week shipped out the most volume they have in the last 24 years as…