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Market Commentary: Quarter & Month End Reality Checks

Markets are getting a quarter-end reality check as September comes to a close. Growth, inflation and interest rates remain central to the macro outlook, while tight diesel supplies keep pressure on the cost of moving goods. States are stepping in with relief, but policy changes alone cannot reb...

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Summary of Futures

Dec 26 Corn closed at $5.0075/bushel, down $0.2125 from yesterday's close.  Dec 26 Wheat closed at $6.7575/bushel, down $0.17 from yesterday's close.  Nov 26 Soybeans closed at $12.93/bushel, down $0.0475 from yesterday's close.  Dec 26 Soymeal closed at $356.9/short ton, down $2...

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Black Sea Regional Analysis

Russian Grain Markets: 21–25 September 2026 During the third week of September, the Russian grain market remained bearish. For the first time since 2018, average 3rd-grade milling wheat prices dropped below RUB 10,000/t. This poses a serious threat to the Russian agricultural sector, as l...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

Summary of Futures

Dec 26 Corn closed at $5.22/bushel, down $0.01 from yesterday's close.  Dec 26 Wheat closed at $6.9275/bushel, up $0.04 from yesterday's close.  Nov 26 Soybeans closed at $12.9775/bushel, up $0.095 from yesterday's close.  Dec 26 Soymeal closed at $359/short ton, down $0.4 from y...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

Summary of Futures

Dec 26 Corn closed at $5.0075/bushel, down $0.2125 from yesterday's close.  Dec 26 Wheat closed at $6.7575/bushel, down $0.17 from yesterday's close.  Nov 26 Soybeans closed at $12.93/bushel, down $0.0475 from yesterday's close.  Dec 26 Soymeal closed at $356.9/short ton, down $2...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

Black Sea Regional Analysis

Russian Grain Markets: 21–25 September 2026 During the third week of September, the Russian grain market remained bearish. For the first time since 2018, average 3rd-grade milling wheat prices dropped below RUB 10,000/t. This poses a serious threat to the Russian agricultural sector, as l...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

Summary of Futures

Dec 26 Corn closed at $5.22/bushel, down $0.01 from yesterday's close.  Dec 26 Wheat closed at $6.9275/bushel, up $0.04 from yesterday's close.  Nov 26 Soybeans closed at $12.9775/bushel, up $0.095 from yesterday's close.  Dec 26 Soymeal closed at $359/short ton, down $0.4 from y...

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Market Commentary: Wet Midwest Weather, Grain Stocks Positioning Support CBOT

What You Need to Know Today: CBOT markets pared Monday’s sharp losses as traders booked short profits and adjusted positions ahead of the Grain Stocks report that USDA will release Wednesday afternoon. The 7-day QPF forecast from NOAA now shows heavy rain across the central and western C...

Higher Corn Stocks Contrast with Tighter Soybean Supplies

Key Takeaways: 1 September corn stocks totaled 2.095 billion bushels, 171 million above expectations and 544 million above last year, providing additional cushion for the 2026/27 balance sheet and potentially adding near-term pressure to prices. June-August corn disappearance increased just 10...

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Market Commentary: Wet Midwest Weather, Grain Stocks Positioning Support CBOT

What You Need to Know Today: CBOT markets pared Monday’s sharp losses as traders booked short profits and adjusted positions ahead of the Grain Stocks report that USDA will release Wednesday afternoon. The 7-day QPF forecast from NOAA now shows heavy rain across the central and western C...

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Energy Markets and the Slowly Disappearing Diesel Export Ban Proposal

There was encouraging news over the weekend: the White House may reject the misguided idea on Capitol Hill to ban U.S. diesel exports. What WPI has noted previously was perhaps best put by a Department of Energy report of 2022, under the Biden administration: Petroleum liquids markets are globa...

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How Comparative Advantage Shapes Global Trade

Key Takeaways: Comparative advantage encourages countries to specialize in goods they can produce at a lower opportunity cost and rely on trade for others. Differences in climate, land, infrastructure, and technology help determine where agricultural commodities can be produced most efficientl...

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Middle East, Mediterranean, and Africa Regional Analysis

Mediterranean/Middle East/North Africa/Africa – MEA Region Iran is reported to have completed its rail link from the border with Afghanistan to the Iranian port of Chabahar on the Gulf of Oman — the link is expected to be fully operational in early 2027. This will be Afghanistan&rsq...

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Livestock Industry Margins

Beef packer margins improved to $196/head last week, up $20 from the prior week as fed cattle prices declined faster than the Choice cutout. The cutout eased to $375/cwt while fed cattle fell to $221/cwt, modestly widening packer spreads. Margins remain well above year-ago levels as lower cattl...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

Summary of Futures

Dec 26 Corn closed at $5.23/bushel, down $0.0525 from yesterday's close.  Dec 26 Wheat closed at $6.8875/bushel, down $0.145 from yesterday's close.  Nov 26 Soybeans closed at $12.8825/bushel, down $0.3075 from yesterday's close.  Dec 26 Soymeal closed at $359.4/short ton, down $...

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Market Commentary: Everything but Soybeans

What You Need to Know Today: Last week’s Trump-Xi meetings included China agreeing to roll back $60 billion in tariffs on a huge swath of U.S. ag products, just notably not soybeans. The exclusion of soybeans from the tariff-reduction list means China’s state-run importers COFCO an...

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