Friday, February 6, 2026

Brandon D went out the lane this morning while it was still dark, a little after 7am.  He was headed to ADM at Newburgh with a load of corn.  We have this week’s Feb contracts filled at GPC, and the river market is rather competitive with GPC recently.

The soybean market bumped up a bit this week; there are rumblings about more SB purchases by China.  So, it was good to see that rebound somewhat.  We will see if that has some lasting effect on SB prices.  The new-crop 26 prices have not jumped as much as 25-crop.  But Brandon continually monitors the markets, and he will be ready to make some sales at an appropriate price point.

The snow from 2 weeks ago is still hanging around.  With a high temp of 40ºF (4C) this afternoon, the first bits of melting will likely occur.

Warmer…. may not last long, but it’s here today.

The snow is always pretty when it arrives… the blanket of white brings a hush to the sounds of the countryside.  But when it melts away… it’s messy.  I’ve appreciated this snow this time because it blanketed the wheat crop and protected it from the days of near-zero temperatures.

At 40F, there is some significant melting…and it gets sloppy for a while…

One morning this week, we awoke to frost.   It was beautiful… everything outside sparkled in the sunlight!  Even the weeds looked nice!

It looked like all the trees had a sugar coating on them.

Have a nice weekend.