Put Some Ethanol in my Latte Please

Chuck Zimmerman

Mountain Mudd EspressoWell now, it’s about time you’re able to get a nice espresso when you drop off your grain. Can you say, “After you get done checking the moisture content can you fix me a nice cappuccino?” It looks like this fits into the “Energy” component of the CHS business. I know I need some each morning to get going. I put a little caffeine in me and some ethanol in my vehicle. In fact, I think I need another cup right now.

Agribusiness, Food

Demo Day In Canada

Chuck Zimmerman

Seed Hawk Demo DayIf you’ve got some spare time Thursday you might want to check out Seed Hawk’s Demo Day. It gets started at 1:30 p.m. Seed Hawk is located two miles north of Langbank, SK (this would be in Canada) on highway nine. They also have a big announcement:

Agribusiness

CBOT and CME Merger

Chuck Zimmerman

Chicago Board of TradeI guess this is pretty big news. According to the announcement about, “with average daily volume approaching 9 million contracts per day and notional value of approximately $4.2 trillion per day based on recent results,” big. That’s big.

Agribusiness