Farm Press welcomes new Grain Scoops columnist Todd Hubbs, Oklahoma State University’s crop marketing specialist and assistant professor. Hubbs assumed the Grain Scoops column from Kim Anderson, who had written it for 42 years before announcing his retirement in December and also succeeded Anderson in his former role at OSU following his 2024 retirement.
As an agricultural economist, Hubbs specializes in commodity price analysis. Prior to joining OSU, Hubbs was a senior outlook economist at the USDA’s Economic Research Service, where he served on committees for the World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates for wheat, feed grains and oilseeds. He also served as a crop outlook economist at the University of Illinois.
“I do a lot of forecasting,” Hubbs said in an OSU release. “I like to be right about where the markets are going. It doesn’t always happen, of course. I spend a lot of time in crop markets, crop price analysis and research. I have a lot of knowledge on biofuel markets and policy because I’ve worked on that for 20 years.”
Hubbs holds a doctorate in agricultural economics from Purdue University. He spent time at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls and was a commodity outlook specialist at the University of Illinois.
“There are different ways of doing commodity market analysis,” Hubbs said. “I’m a fundamental analyst, which means balance sheets. Supply and demand. How much are we making? Who’s taking it? Who’s using it? That is what I focus on.
“I enjoy analyzing, researching and communicating developments in commodity markets,” Hubbs said. “I get excited when I’m right.”