Folks,
Today will be my last day at Successful Farming. It all started 16 1/2 years ago. Marketeye was created when I began to report from the floor of the Chicago Board of Trade. I've had a unique seat in the grain market's arena. Watching the prices on the trading floor and then posting what I was hearing on this Talk page was very exciting. I learned a lot about the markets, rubbing elbows with traders, analysts, and all of the U.S. and foreign farmers that toured the CBOT daily.
All of you in this discussion group have been great contributors to this site. I thank you and am appreciative of getting to know you and even meeting some of you.
Certainly, people have come and gone. But, a new bunch always crops up. I've logged over 1.0 million minutes on this Agriculture.com website over the 16 1 /2 year career as Markets Editor.
I hope it has helped in some way. Gathering information from around the world, reporting it back to you, has been my passion. It's been a great run.
I wish you all well.
If I had to explain what I've learned about the fundamentals of grain marketing, the following phrase comes to mind.
Don't ever forget that the world is "One Big Field."
Goodbye for now. May we see each other again on a higher trading day.
Thank you,
Marketeye
Mike McGinnis
