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Banning Glyphosate Could be Expensive

The Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) movement has reached a critical point after the Supreme Court ruled on 25 June that Bayer is shielded from state-level lawsuits because federal regulation does not require the company to warn of alleged cancer risks from such products. Thousands of "failure...

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feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

Summary of Futures

Dec 26 Corn closed at $4.805/bushel, up $0.065 from yesterday's close.  Sep 26 Wheat closed at $6.625/bushel, up $0.025 from yesterday's close.  Nov 26 Soybeans closed at $12.2/bushel, up $0.0625 from yesterday's close.  Dec 26 Soymeal closed at $327.8/short ton, up $3.7 from yes...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

WPI Crop Progress and Conditions App (Updated 20 July)

Developer's Note:  Last year, users pointed out differences between the 5-year averages reported in this app and what USDA estimates in its weekly report. The difference exists because WPI calculates average based on the last 5 years of observations for the current week. In cases where obs...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

Summary of Futures

Dec 26 Corn closed at $4.74/bushel, down $0.135 from yesterday's close.  Sep 26 Wheat closed at $6.6/bushel, down $0.18 from yesterday's close.  Nov 26 Soybeans closed at $12.1375/bushel, down $0.3975 from yesterday's close.  Dec 26 Soymeal closed at $324.1/short ton, down $11.1...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

Summary of Futures

Dec 26 Corn closed at $4.805/bushel, up $0.065 from yesterday's close.  Sep 26 Wheat closed at $6.625/bushel, up $0.025 from yesterday's close.  Nov 26 Soybeans closed at $12.2/bushel, up $0.0625 from yesterday's close.  Dec 26 Soymeal closed at $327.8/short ton, up $3.7 from yes...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

WPI Crop Progress and Conditions App (Updated 20 July)

Developer's Note:  Last year, users pointed out differences between the 5-year averages reported in this app and what USDA estimates in its weekly report. The difference exists because WPI calculates average based on the last 5 years of observations for the current week. In cases where obs...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

Summary of Futures

Dec 26 Corn closed at $4.74/bushel, down $0.135 from yesterday's close.  Sep 26 Wheat closed at $6.6/bushel, down $0.18 from yesterday's close.  Nov 26 Soybeans closed at $12.1375/bushel, down $0.3975 from yesterday's close.  Dec 26 Soymeal closed at $324.1/short ton, down $11.1...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

Market Commentary: Commodity Sell-Off on Middle East De-escalation and Border Reopening

What You Need to Know Today: It was just one of those days where seemingly everything was in the red as part of a broader risk-off economic sentiment amid de-escalation headlines in the Middle East. Other key fundamentals were also bearish, including the resumption of Mexican cattle imports an...

Middle East, Mediterranean, and Africa Regional Analysis

Mediterranean/Middle East/North Africa/Africa – MEA Region Morocco and Kazakhstan are looking at ways to expand their grain import/export programs, according to details of a recent meeting in Casablanca. Kazakhstan has grain (mainly wheat) and flour exports of 15.3 MMT and is looking at n...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

Market Commentary: Commodity Sell-Off on Middle East De-escalation and Border Reopening

What You Need to Know Today: It was just one of those days where seemingly everything was in the red as part of a broader risk-off economic sentiment amid de-escalation headlines in the Middle East. Other key fundamentals were also bearish, including the resumption of Mexican cattle imports an...

feed-grains livestock farm-inputs

Cow-Calf Profit Outlook Riskier on Drought, Cost Pressures

Key Takeaways:  U.S. cow-calf producers are facing another year of record-breaking revenues and net returns for 2026, though rising cost pressures and pullbacks in cattle prices increase risks. Drought remains a key concern for much of the cow-calf industry this year, with rising feed cos...

livestock

New World Screwworm: Phased Re-Opening of Mexican Border

USDA announced on Friday the coordinated, phased reopening of southern U.S.-Mexico livestock ports starting 24 August 2026, after more than a year of closures due to the spread of New World screwworm (NWS). Douglas, Arizona, will be the first port of entry to resume cattle trade on 24 August. T...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

Mercosur Regional Analysis

Wheat Argentina's wheat planting advanced another 5.7 percentage points over the past week, reaching 97.7 percent of the projected 6.5 million hectares despite persistent rainfall across the country's agricultural region. Planting is now complete in the western production areas and the Northern...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

Summary of Futures

Dec 26 Corn closed at $4.875/bushel, up $0 from yesterday's close.  Sep 26 Wheat closed at $6.78/bushel, down $0.1825 from yesterday's close.  Nov 26 Soybeans closed at $12.535/bushel, up $0.0975 from yesterday's close.  Dec 26 Soymeal closed at $335.2/short ton, up $3.3 from yes...

livestock

U.S. Cattle on Feed - July 1 2026

U.S. Cattle on Feed on July 1 totaled 11.4 million head, 2 percent above July 1, 2025.  Placements in feedlots during June totaled 1.40 million head, 3 percent below 2025. Marketings of fed cattle during June totaled 1.66 million head, 3 percent below 2025. Other disappearance totaled 50,0...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

Market Commentary: Black Sea Headlines Shake Wheat Markets

What You Need to Know Today: The Trump administration announced new tariffs of 10 percent to 12.5 percent on imports from 60 major U.S. trading partners as part of a Section 301 action aimed at combating forced labor in global supply chains. Countries that have agreed to adopt and enforce bans...

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