Overnight, grains higher. Cold temps threaten wheat winterkill & increase livestock feeding. Dry pockets in S American grain production regions growing. More flash corn sales this wk. Trump withdraws EU tariff threats. Congress studies yr round E15 sales.

Congrats Trenton! You're coming home to a place you've never been before, with great teammates, coaches, educators, fellow students, & into a place & time of opportunity. Just ignore the deep snow & bitter cold!

Pres Trump spoke at the World Economic Forum, unrelenting that the USA needs to acquire Greenland, but pledging the USA won't take it with force. $1trillion to Denmark with each resident receiving $2million would be a buy!

Pres Trump joins European leaders today in Davos, Switzerland at the World Economic Forum. Trump's plane had tech issues, & he will be late taking the podium late. This is a defining moment in world history as the USA charts new paths & alliances forward.

Japan currently suffering a bond market meltdown impacting world markets. Adding to the chaos is President Trump's Greenland drama. The EU, China, & Canada hold billions in U.S. Treasuries. EU & Canada don't need military to influence Greenland policy. U.S. 10yr Treas Bond:

Overnight, nice gains in grains as traders fret over potential for winterkill of wheat from arctic cold wave. St. Louis river level fell 2 ft overnight due to icey conditions. Strong export inspections continue as China fulfills 12m ton bean buy. Gold strong this AM. Mar gold:

I'll break it to you gently. In the last Presidential election our choices were a lefty Socialist Democrat who hated mainstream America, or a wild man. 350million people in the USA & it boiled down to those 2. We chose the wild man. Buckle up!

Gold up $171/oz & silver up over $6/oz as world unrest spooks markets. At what juncture will traders realize that buying precious metals & stocks at all time highs is not as attractive as buying bargain basement grains & crude oil?

Two infantry battalions of the Army's 11th Airborne Division have been given orders to make ready for possible deployment to Minnesota if Pres Trump invokes the Insurrection Act.

Overnight, grains lower. Stock indices & U.S. Dollar sharply lower as Trump's Greenland demands spook markets. Major Japan bond market selloff impacting world financial markets, esp. long term debt. Concerns over cold temps damaging U.S. winter wheat.

Seismic activity north of Effingham & 5.5 miles down triggered a mild earthquake at 1:27 AM felt over most of the region including St. Louis. Measuring from 3.5 to 4.5 on the Richter scale, No one rushed from their homes into 14 degree temps wearing pj's.

The Woman of the People, Kamala Harris, has just dropped over $8 million on a Malibu Beach Front home. No doubt it will be a halfway house for homeless immigrants!

CME commodity markets are closed today in observance of MLK Day. Globex is trading with U.S. DJI & NASDAQ taking a lickin' & the U.S. Dollar weaker.

The USA could launch a moon mission as early as Feb 6 using the powerful Artemis rocket. USA agriculture has reaped huge tech benefits from our space program. As Gordon Cooper circled Earth in '63, Dad & I had that discussion with Dad skeptical!

In daytrade Fri, grains were higher putting in friendly closes after USDA's gut punch. Improved bean exports, corn sales, & concerns U.S. wheat came out of dormancy mid winter, closed Mar. SRW wheat up 3 cents for the wk. Look at Mar. corn & tell me USDA stabilizes markets.

Canadian Geese love hanging out at Lake Raymond. Here's the daily view from the conference room balcony of our office. By evening they all disappear. Very obvious why in summer the grass is thicker, greener, & taller along the lake!

To say that tariffs have been as economically damaging to American Farmers as Jimmy Carter's 1980 Grain Embargo against the Soviet Union is a fair statement. Fortunately legislators know America needs farmers & are willing to provide assistance.

Overnight, corn/wheat higher, beans lower after robust gains Thurs. Flash China bean sales, 75.8m bu of bean sales last wk, strong Dec crush, lowering of Brazil bean production by CONAB, favorable bio fuel blending news, suggest bean lows in place.

Beautiful, still, winter's morn after light dusting of snow in the night. Great time to start the income tax computations & submit parts orders for JD & Stihl equipment.

Overnight, grains higher. Short covering fueling gains. Stronger markets at week's end will confirm a post WASDE low. CONAB says Brazil bean crop up 2.7% & corn down 1.5%. Mildly friendly. Record ethanol production! Cheap commodities attracting $$.