The Coffee Talk Journal
Worth a second cup.
The best of each Thursday's call, written up to keep. Prices move. Good thinking holds.
October 29, 2026 · Markets
Price Your Fertilizer in Bushels
Corn fell a dollar and fertilizer got harder to pay for. Josh Linville of StoneX on judging an input by the grain it takes to buy it, and why phosphate is so tight.
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October 22, 2026 · Markets
Every Load Carries Two Prices
When canola futures broke $800 in October 2026, basis got $5 better. John DePape on why the two prices in every load deserve two decisions.
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October 15, 2026 · Crop inputs
Two Forces in Every Jug
Chinese makers are short on margin, and glyphosate still costs more to land. Here's why, following one jug from a gas field to a Prairie yard with Rob McClinton of Fuhua Chemical.
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October 8, 2026 · Harvest data
What One Load of Grain Can Prove
A cart scale demo turned into a bigger question: what can a harvest number do once it knows when, where and whose it is?
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October 1, 2026 · Soil
Putting the Root Zone on Trial
Humics, fulvics and inoculants all make their case at the root. Here is what NutriAg brought to Coffee Talk, how it is said to work, and the one question to carry through all of it.
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September 24, 2026 · Soil
What Your Soil Will Actually Hand Over
Counting nitrate tells you what is in the soil. Edgar Hammermeister of Western Ag on why supply is the better question, how roots change the answer, and what to check before you pay for variable rate.