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Market Commentary: Pro Farmer Crop Tour Results Point to Lower Yield Potential

What You Need to Know Today: Day three of the Pro Farmer Crop Tour found corn yield potential below last year in both Illinois and western Iowa. Illinois corn yields averaged 184.2 bushels/acre, down from 199.6 bushels/acre last year and the 199.2 bushels/acre three-year average, while wester...

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Summary of Futures

Dec 26 Corn closed at $5.035/bushel, up $0.055 from yesterday's close.  Dec 26 Wheat closed at $7/bushel, up $0.025 from yesterday's close.  Nov 26 Soybeans closed at $12.365/bushel, down $0.0075 from yesterday's close.  Dec 26 Soymeal closed at $323.8/short ton, down $1.8 from y...

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Dairy: An Evolution in The Making?

Key Takeaways: $13 billion in new U.S. dairy processing investment is moving across the sector, led by cheese ($3.2 billion), milk and cream ($2.9 billion), and yogurt and cultured dairy ($2.8 billion), with butter-powder capacity ($1.6 billion) and ice cream ($530 million) rounding out the bu...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

Summary of Futures

Dec 26 Corn closed at $4.98/bushel, up $0.1 from yesterday's close.  Dec 26 Wheat closed at $6.975/bushel, up $0.1625 from yesterday's close.  Nov 26 Soybeans closed at $12.3725/bushel, up $0.205 from yesterday's close.  Dec 26 Soymeal closed at $325.6/short ton, up $6.8 from yes...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

Summary of Futures

Dec 26 Corn closed at $5.035/bushel, up $0.055 from yesterday's close.  Dec 26 Wheat closed at $7/bushel, up $0.025 from yesterday's close.  Nov 26 Soybeans closed at $12.365/bushel, down $0.0075 from yesterday's close.  Dec 26 Soymeal closed at $323.8/short ton, down $1.8 from y...

livestock

Dairy: An Evolution in The Making?

Key Takeaways: $13 billion in new U.S. dairy processing investment is moving across the sector, led by cheese ($3.2 billion), milk and cream ($2.9 billion), and yogurt and cultured dairy ($2.8 billion), with butter-powder capacity ($1.6 billion) and ice cream ($530 million) rounding out the bu...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

Summary of Futures

Dec 26 Corn closed at $4.98/bushel, up $0.1 from yesterday's close.  Dec 26 Wheat closed at $6.975/bushel, up $0.1625 from yesterday's close.  Nov 26 Soybeans closed at $12.3725/bushel, up $0.205 from yesterday's close.  Dec 26 Soymeal closed at $325.6/short ton, up $6.8 from yes...

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Market Commentary: Pressure Moves, Markets Reprice the Risk

Macro: Treasury Squeezes Yields, the Dollar Gives Way Today’s markets are offering a lesson in pressure: it rarely disappears — it simply moves. The U.S. Treasury stepped into the bond market after long-term yields surged to levels not seen in nearly two decades. By announcing plans...

Livestock Round Up: Broiler Exports Down to China, Up in Japan

The USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) projects China’s chicken imports to drop by 33 percent this year and another 15 percent next year, as domestic production outpaces growing consumption and the country’s own exports surge. In its annual report on the Chinese poultry...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

Market Commentary: Pressure Moves, Markets Reprice the Risk

Macro: Treasury Squeezes Yields, the Dollar Gives Way Today’s markets are offering a lesson in pressure: it rarely disappears — it simply moves. The U.S. Treasury stepped into the bond market after long-term yields surged to levels not seen in nearly two decades. By announcing plans...

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Emerging Stability in EU Maize S&D

Key Takeaways:  Weather conditions in Europe have continued to deteriorate following both the EU MARS’ latest balance sheet update and the August WASDE, leaving “official” estimates lagging behind the reality observed on the ground. WPI’s models anticipate a 4 perc...

livestock farm-inputs

What Makes a Beef Processing Plant Vulnerable to Closure?

Key Takeaways: With cattle supplies historically tight and packer margins deeply negative, beef processors are reducing excess slaughter capacity, with decisions over which plants to close driven by cattle availability, operating efficiency, and the ability to maintain high utilization rates...

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Black Sea Regional Analysis

Russian Grain Markets: 10–14 August 2026 The Russian grain market continued to weaken sharply during the second week of August as the Black Sea logistics situation deteriorated. Russia and Ukraine continued exchanging drone and ballistic attacks on seaports, infrastructure and commercial...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

Summary of Futures

Dec 26 Corn closed at $4.88/bushel, down $0.015 from yesterday's close.  Dec 26 Wheat closed at $6.8125/bushel, down $0.08 from yesterday's close.  Nov 26 Soybeans closed at $12.1675/bushel, up $0.0075 from yesterday's close.  Dec 26 Soymeal closed at $318.8/short ton, up $0.1 fr...

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Market Commentary: Turnaround Tuesday Hints at Rally Doubts

What You Need to Know Today: Declining crop conditions ratings and shaky results from the Pro Farmer crop tour sent grains sharply higher on Tuesday. The Pro Farmer tour in Ohio pegged the state yield at 180.18 BPA, about 5.5 BPA below the tour’s 2025 estimate. Similarly, the Pro Farmer...

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Middle East, Mediterranean, and Africa Regional Analysis

Mediterranean/Middle East/North Africa/Africa – MEA Region Egypt is the largest importer of Brazilian maize in the first six months of 2026. Egypt imported about 28.4 percent of maize exports, or about 1.7 million MT. Iran was the third-largest importer at 14.5 percent, or 900,000 MT, fol...

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