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Market Commentary: Risk-On Trade Dominates as Yields, Supplies Face Threats

What You Need to Know Today: Corn and soybean crop ratings declined late Monday and set the stage for stronger CBOT trade Tuesday. Funds are in risk-on mode across the ag space, resulting in firm trade and solid gains for grains and oilseeds. Iran and Oman released a joint statement saying the...

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Summary of Futures

Dec 26 Corn closed at $5.235/bushel, up $0.08 from yesterday's close.  Dec 26 Wheat closed at $7.0325/bushel, up $0.0375 from yesterday's close.  Nov 26 Soybeans closed at $12.3775/bushel, up $0.135 from yesterday's close.  Dec 26 Soymeal closed at $329.2/short ton, up $0.6 from...

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The Netherlands: An Unlikely Agricultural Powerhouse

Key Takeaways: Despite its limited farmland, the Netherlands is a major agricultural exporter, focusing on high-value products such as dairy, flowers, meat, and vegetables. The Port of Rotterdam makes the Netherlands a major European agricultural trade hub, supporting significant processing an...

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Middle East, Mediterranean, and Africa Regional Analysis

Mediterranean/Middle East/North Africa/Africa – MEA Region Morocco is reported to be resuming soft wheat imports on 16 September 2026, ending the three-month ban on imports that had begun on 1 June 2026. The government will announce the details of the 2026 wheat support program shortly. N...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

Summary of Futures

Dec 26 Corn closed at $5.235/bushel, up $0.08 from yesterday's close.  Dec 26 Wheat closed at $7.0325/bushel, up $0.0375 from yesterday's close.  Nov 26 Soybeans closed at $12.3775/bushel, up $0.135 from yesterday's close.  Dec 26 Soymeal closed at $329.2/short ton, up $0.6 from...

feed-grains livestock farm-inputs

The Netherlands: An Unlikely Agricultural Powerhouse

Key Takeaways: Despite its limited farmland, the Netherlands is a major agricultural exporter, focusing on high-value products such as dairy, flowers, meat, and vegetables. The Port of Rotterdam makes the Netherlands a major European agricultural trade hub, supporting significant processing an...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

Middle East, Mediterranean, and Africa Regional Analysis

Mediterranean/Middle East/North Africa/Africa – MEA Region Morocco is reported to be resuming soft wheat imports on 16 September 2026, ending the three-month ban on imports that had begun on 1 June 2026. The government will announce the details of the 2026 wheat support program shortly. N...

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Livestock Industry Margins

Beef packer margins swung back into positive territory at $114/head last week, improving $164 from the prior week as the Choice cutout strengthened while fed cattle prices declined. The cutout rose nearly $8/cwt to $377/cwt, while fed cattle prices fell to $225/cwt, producing the strongest pack...

Canada Imposes Retaliatory Tariffs

Today, Canada announced retaliatory tariffs on 700 products exported from the U.S., aiming to match “dollar for dollar” the duties imposed on Canada. They will take effect on 8 September (see the complete list here). 50 percent tariffs: steel, aluminum, furniture, clothing, video g...

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Livestock Industry Margins

Beef packer margins swung back into positive territory at $114/head last week, improving $164 from the prior week as the Choice cutout strengthened while fed cattle prices declined. The cutout rose nearly $8/cwt to $377/cwt, while fed cattle prices fell to $225/cwt, producing the strongest pack...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

Summary of Futures

Dec 26 Corn closed at $5.155/bushel, up $0.07 from yesterday's close.  Dec 26 Wheat closed at $6.995/bushel, up $0.0025 from yesterday's close.  Nov 26 Soybeans closed at $12.2425/bushel, down $0.1525 from yesterday's close.  Dec 26 Soymeal closed at $328.6/short ton, up $2.8 fro...

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Gene Editing Offers a New Path for Crop Development

Key Takeaways: Gene editing makes targeted changes to a plant’s existing DNA, while genetic modification can introduce genetic material from another organism to create traits not naturally present in the crop. Gene editing is unlikely to replace genetic modification entirely, as the two...

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Cattle on Feed Report

USDA’s August cattle on feed report was released Friday, with the total number of cattle in feedlots with a capacity of 1,000 head or more amounting to 11.1 million head, 102 percent of last year and the same as last month. Placements dropped in July to their lowest total for the month s...

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Cold Storage Report Summary and Analysis

July 2026 total red meat and poultry stocks totaled 2.00 billion pounds, down 0.2 percent from June and 1.8 percent below July 2025 levels. The monthly decline contrasted with the typical 0.9 percent June-July increase and reflected a larger-than-seasonal drawdown in red meat inventories. Total...

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WPI Crop Progress and Conditions App (Updated 24 August)

Developer's Note 24 August 2026:  WPI recently completed an exercise that updated the codebase for this app and solved some of the discrepancies between our five-year average calculation and USDA's. There are a few lingering cases where early (late) starts (finishes) to the crop cycle resu...

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