Crop uncertainties complicate grain marketing

Crop uncertainties complicate grain marketing

Uncertainties about this year’s crop are making grain marketing more difficult for many farmers.

Bill Gordon grows corn and soybeans near Worthington in southwest Minnesota.

“I waited because of the drought and I didn’t market as much as I normally do, so we’re kind of looking at trying to do some cash sales to cover some of those inputs and maybe try to cover some of these lower prices with maybe a price run later.”

He tells Brownfield futures prices are being pressured on several fronts.