Richard Brock, The Corn And Soybean Digest's Marketing Editor, is president of Brock Associates, a farm market advisory firm, and publisher of The Brock Report. To see more market perspectives, visit Brock's Web site at www.brockreport.com.

VeraSun Reports Possible Buyer  

By Richard Brock

Bankrupt U.S. ethanol maker VeraSun Energy Corp. late on Monday said it recently received a “non-binding indication of interest” from an unidentified third party to acquire substantially all of...

Soybean Protein Content Low 

By Richard Brock

An annual quality survey funded by the American Soybean Association (ASA) and the U.S. Soybean Export Council (USSEC) indicates that the 2008 U.S. soybean crop carries the lowest protein level on record....

USDA Reports Mixed News For Corn, Soy  

By Richard Brock

Monday morning’s USDA reports held mixed news for the corn and soybean markets as USDA revised its estimates of both crops downward slightly, but also cut projected usage further...

VeraSun Granted Emergency Financing  

By Richard Brock

The U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware on Monday granted ethanol producer VeraSun Energy Corp.'s emergency request for debtor-in-possession (DIP) financing...

USDA Corrects October Crop Report 

By Richard Brock

USDA issued significant corrections to the October Crop Report this morning for both corn and soybeans – and most of the changes are bullish for prices....

China Moves To Support Crop Prices 

By Richard Brock

China will set up a national soybean reserve and purchase grains, oilseeds and cotton for reserves at prices above current market levels in order to help shore up incomes of farmers whose commodity prices are falling sharply, a key government policy commission said on Monday...

USDA Raises Corn and Soybean Crops  

By Richard Brock

USDA surprised the soybean market on Friday by raising its estimate of U.S. production by 49 million bushels even as it further reduced in its national soybean yield ...

Brazil Sees Modest Soy Crop Increase  

By Richard Brock

In its first estimates of Brazil’s 2008-2009 crop production, the supply arm of Brazil’s agriculture ministry projected soybean production will range from steady to 2.1% higher than ...

Corn, Soybean Harvest Picks Up Slowly  

By Richard Brock

Corn and soybean harvest activity started to pick up last week, but continues to lag well behind normal with crops maturing slowly...

Corn Harvest 5% Complete  

By Richard Brock

Crop maturity continues to lag as much as three weeks behind normal, but the U.S. corn harvest is slowly picking up steam and was 5% done at the end of last week according to ...