Get ready for ‘explosive’ grain market as shutdown quiets USDA
Story Date: 1/2/2019

 

Source: AGWEB, 12/31/18

More grain volatility is on the way as a lack of U.S. federal data sends the market hunting for crop information to trade on. That’s according to Steve Georgy, the president of agriculture broker and advisor Allendale Inc. A partial government shutdown means most key reports -- including figures on export sales -- released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture have been halted. Given the thin holiday trading, last week the dearth of information sent investors to the sidelines, he said.

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