Wittal: Spring and speculation have sprung

Our online grain markets columnist Brian Wittal welcomes feedback and information on market conditions in your area, such as current offering prices, basis levels, trucking premiums and special crops contracts. Contact Brian today. March 25 — Financial markets were down most of the day, but they did end up at the close, which is a […] Read more

Wittal: Barley’s rally from road bans short-lived

Our online grain markets columnist Brian Wittal welcomes feedback and information on market conditions in your area, such as current offering prices, basis levels, trucking premiums and special crops contracts. Contact Brian today. March 24 — Financial markets gave back a little of yesterday’s gains as profit-taking was the order of the day. The key […] Read more


Wittal: Dry southern U.S. Plains forecast

Our online grain markets columnist Brian Wittal welcomes feedback and information on market conditions in your area, such as current offering prices, basis levels, trucking premiums and special crops contracts. Contact Brian today. March 23 — Financial markets were moving up aggressively today as the recent U.S. government bailout package was seen to be very […] Read more

Wittal: Tensions in Argentina support U.S. soy

Our online grain markets columnist Brian Wittal welcomes feedback and information on market conditions in your area, such as current offering prices, basis levels, trucking premiums and special crops contracts. Contact Brian today. March 20 — Financial markets were under pressure today, as traders were no doubt stepping back from the markets heading into the […] Read more


Wittal: New-crop wheat FPCs meet or beat PROs

Our online grain markets columnist Brian Wittal welcomes feedback and information on market conditions in your area, such as current offering prices, basis levels, trucking premiums and special crops contracts. Contact Brian today. March 19 — Yesterday’s announcement from the U.S. government, that it will continue to pour hundreds of millions into purchasing long-term debt […] Read more

Wittal: U.S. dollar slide to help U.S. grains

Our online grain markets columnist Brian Wittal welcomes feedback and information on market conditions in your area, such as current offering prices, basis levels, trucking premiums and special crops contracts. Contact Brian today. March 18 — Overall it was a mixed to down day for grain markets. Financial markets were up steady, with the Dow […] Read more


Wittal: Road restrictions a marketing opportunity

Our online grain markets columnist Brian Wittal welcomes feedback and information on market conditions in your area, such as current offering prices, basis levels, trucking premiums and special crops contracts. Contact Brian today. March 17 — Financial markets continued to find some support and finish up for the day. The Dow Jones is currently up […] Read more

Wittal: Grains higher on bean sales to China

Our online grain markets columnist Brian Wittal welcomes feedback and information on market conditions in your area, such as current offering prices, basis levels, trucking premiums and special crops contracts. Contact Brian today. March 16 — Financial markets started off positive today; the Dow Jones is currently up 125 points. The U.S. dollar is trading […] Read more


Wittal: Fertilizer sales a cat-and-mouse game

Our online grain markets columnist Brian Wittal welcomes feedback and information on market conditions in your area, such as current offering prices, basis levels, trucking premiums and special crops contracts. Contact Brian today. March 13 — Markets were lacklustre today with no real leaders to pull the others along, so as the day went on, […] Read more

Wittal: Grains rise on financial, export numbers

Our online grain markets columnist Brian Wittal welcomes feedback and information on market conditions in your area, such as current offering prices, basis levels, trucking premiums and special crops contracts. Contact Brian today. March 12 — The financial markets were up solid today, with the Dow Jones up over 250 points. The U.S. dollar was […] Read more