Another year has passed and another set of large crops has been grown. Crop demand has remained robust for the most part. And as in previous years, season-average prices have generally fallen slightly below breakeven.

It’s amazing how many things can change but the general story remains the same.

The early projections for the 2019 crop year show that corn and soybeans will dominate the landscape once again, as other commodities are still finding it difficult to...