WCC BLOG

Sign Up Today

Planned Merchandising

1 min read

Things You Can and Cannot Do in the Grain Business

In the grain business, it’s easy to get distracted by the things we wish we could control. Prices, timing, market moves - these often feel just out...

Read More
Basketball Hoop

4 min read

Game Time Perspective

During volatile times, remember the basics of grain trading.

Read More
Sets of Keys

3 min read

The Merchant's Secret

What are the keys to creating a successful practice as a grain merchandiser?

Read More
questions in conversation bubbles

2 min read

5 Questions to Help You Manage Pre-Spreads

Why? Pre-spreading is about locking in spread structure that will support your merchandising plans. (e.g., if you plan to carry grain you need a...

Read More
Narrowing of Control over Time

1 min read

The End of Decision-Making

We (human beings, that is) are strongly motivated by FOMO – Fear of Missing Out. Any decision we make before we are forced into deciding means...

Read More
Maze

2 min read

Thoughts on Navigating an Uncertain Environment

Last spring, things in the grain world were a mess. Huge swaths of the country were late planting or not planting at all. The general sense was that...

Read More
Blocked Door

1 min read

Is Your Grain Merchandising Plan In a 4-Alarm Emergency or Fire Drill?

When was the last time you actually walked through your merchandising plan? In the midst of the lackadaisical pricing environment of this past...

Read More

2 min read

Preparing for the Grain Merchandising Inevitable: Part 1

It is winter and the grain elevator is abuzz with activity . . . you have old crop bushels to empty out of the bin, grain to move off the farm, and...

Read More