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AI vs AI: Where are grain prices actually going?

Brynna Haschke
Jeremey Frost
Brynna Haschke, and Jeremey Frost
We decided to do something different.
Instead of giving you one market opinion, we're putting two independent AI systems on the record and keeping score.
Scout Prime asks: What would corn actually be worth at different final yields and carryouts?
MM AI asks: Which outcome do we think we're headed toward and where will futures actually be in 7 days, at year-end and next June?
 
Here's what caught our attention:
The two models almost completely agree on what different corn crops are worth.
USDA near 181 bpa? Both see roughly a $5 corn environment.
Final yield around 175–176? Both move toward a $6 fight.
Pro Farmer's 173.2 confirmed? Both models move into roughly a $6.40–$7.50 rationing market.
Yield near 170? Both start talking $7–$8+ corn.
The big question isn't the math.
It's which row we're actually going to land in.
That's where the competition begins.
MM AI's first locked calls:
7-day Dec corn: $5.34
Dec. 31 Mar corn: $5.95
June 30 Jul corn: $6.10
We're not changing those numbers after the fact.
Every forecast stays on the board. Every miss gets measured. Every win gets measured.
 
It is important to note that historically the ProFarmer Tour yield is higher or lower than the USDA with the last 10 years being an average of 2.5 bushels lower. See chart(s) below: 
 
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 This graph shows the last 20 years of the tour vs final USDA. 

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 Here is the tour vs Aug USDA vs final USDA chart. 
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Compare the MM AI system vs The Scout Prime System
 
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This MM AI shows 5 grains and their price targets.
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This MM AI shows how yield x carryout can look with the different variables.
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This Scout Prime AI shows another yield x carryout and how they compare to previous years.
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This Scout Prime AI shows more forecast numbers and how you can use both these AI Models together.
 

Scout Prime answers "what is each outcome worth." MM AI answers "what outcome do we think is coming."

When news hits like a WASDE print, a China flash sale, a frost map, a crop condition drop, find the row it puts you in on the Scout Prime matrix, read the price zone, and act on the plan for that zone instead of the headline. Rows don't move. The market just discovers which one it's standing in.

Then check MM AI's base case: is the news moving toward or away from a 176–178 final yield? That's the information that changes the year-end target.

Forecasts are analytical estimates - not recommendations. Original targets are locked and scored without hindsight edits. Price zones are ANALOG-ANCHORED ESTIMATES from stocks/use history  not predictions or recommendations. P&L excludes commissions & fees. Futures and options involve substantial risk of loss and are not suitable for all customers. 

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