10/22/26 Afternoon CommStock Report – Becoming a Snowbird One Way or the Other

The Commstock Report is a twice daily market report. 10/22/2026 Becoming a Snowbird One Way or the Other PLEASE REFER TO THE BROKER COMMENTARY PAGE FOR UPDATES!! Click Above to Watch Brian’s Afternoon Market Update The average age of a corn-belt farmer is something close to 58 years old and after a few decades of farm-work, scooping snow and sliding around on the ice, finding a warmer place to at least take a break from the winter becomes appealing. I get phone calls from farmer-friends in Cabo, Phoenix, Brownsville, Fort Lauderdale…all warmer places than Iowa in January and February. So many farmers go south in the winter that they coined the term, calling them “snowbirds”. Some buy campers/motor homes so can go anywhere on wheels. Some motor homes cost as much as a nice house. Others rent or buy condos or second homes in AZ or FL. Others buy trailer-homes on site. One family said they bought 5 trailers in a park in TX and rent out 4 of them using the fifth. They said they make money from the investment. Motor homes provide mobility. There are many parks that cater to snowbirds with monthly or extended stay rental rates that come…