An ag economist says grain markets have the potential to swing wildly heading into harvest because of low ending stocks and adverse weather.

Ohio State’s Carl Zulauf said the ‘very low’ ending stocks open the door to steep drops in corn and soybeans.

“You don’t have a lot of what I would call, and a lot of people call, shock absorbability in the market,” he said. “And that makes it more vulnerable to production declines.”

He said low ending stocks have amplified the weather market.

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