Richard Brock

, Brock Associates

Richard Brock, Corn & Soybean Digest's marketing editor, is president of Brock Associates, a farm market advisory firm, and publisher of The Brock Report.

Posts by Richard Brock

No Increase in Corn Ending Stocks

USDA’s supply/demand estimates for ending stocks moved in the direction the trade expected, with the exception of corn, which was left at 647 million....More

Shippers Ask Obama to Keep River Open

Mississippi River barge operators and shipping groups asked President Obama to declare a state of emergency on the drought-lowered river and direct....More

Low Protein Content, Strong Exports Boost Bean Crush

November-March is the U.S. oilseed industry’s strongest season for crush, and this year it kicked off early, with October crush coming in at 153.5....More

China to Stockpile Corn, Soybeans Again

China’s government is set to start stockpiling domestic corn and soybeans from this year’s harvest and will reportedly offer farmers substantially....More

USDA Could Raise Soybean Output and Usage

The soybean market is anticipating that USDA will further raise its projection of the 2012 U.S. crop due to better-than-expected yields when it....More

Farmland Price Sets New Record

Farmland prices in Iowa hit a new record high on Thursday when an 80.47-acre parcel sold for $21,900/acre, the auction firm that handled the sale....More

2013 Acreage Watch

Soybeans come in a poor second compared to corn in Ohio State University's initial crop budget analysis for 2013. The spreadsheet used by Barry Ward....More

Slow Export Sales, U.S. Imports Pressure Corn

The corn market’s short-lived bullish reaction to last Thursday’s tighter U.S. and world supply estimates from USDA signals that demand concerns will....More

Brazil Overtakes the U.S. in 2012-2013

The Brazilian government’s supply agency, Conab, released its initial estimates for 2012-2013. If they materialize, Brazil will pass the United....More

CFTC Position Limit Rule Vacated

A federal judge on Friday afternoon vacated a new Commodity Futures Trading Commission rule setting limits on speculative trading, saying the agency....More