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Market Commentary: Markets Digest Fed Hike as Trade Takes Center Stage

What You Need to Know Today:  As was widely expected, the Federal Reserve raised interest rates by 25 basis points to a target range of 3.75–4.00 percent, its first rate increase since 2023, as policymakers respond to persistent inflation pressures. The Fed also signaled that additi...

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Summary of Futures

Dec 26 Corn closed at $5.3425/bushel, down $0.015 from yesterday's close.  Dec 26 Wheat closed at $7.3075/bushel, up $0.0225 from yesterday's close.  Nov 26 Soybeans closed at $13.205/bushel, up $0.0175 from yesterday's close.  Dec 26 Soymeal closed at $365.6/short ton, up $0.2 f...

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Black Sea Regional Analysis

Russian Grain Markets: 7–11 September 2026 During the first week of September, the Russian grain market remained volatile but predominantly bearish. Among the few commodities that continued to show a bullish trend was rye, which is in short supply this year and has few offers available. I...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

Summary of Futures

Dec 26 Corn closed at $5.3575/bushel, up $0.025 from yesterday's close.  Dec 26 Wheat closed at $7.285/bushel, up $0.065 from yesterday's close.  Nov 26 Soybeans closed at $13.1875/bushel, up $0.145 from yesterday's close.  Dec 26 Soymeal closed at $365.4/short ton, up $9.2 from...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

Summary of Futures

Dec 26 Corn closed at $5.3425/bushel, down $0.015 from yesterday's close.  Dec 26 Wheat closed at $7.3075/bushel, up $0.0225 from yesterday's close.  Nov 26 Soybeans closed at $13.205/bushel, up $0.0175 from yesterday's close.  Dec 26 Soymeal closed at $365.6/short ton, up $0.2 f...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

Black Sea Regional Analysis

Russian Grain Markets: 7–11 September 2026 During the first week of September, the Russian grain market remained volatile but predominantly bearish. Among the few commodities that continued to show a bullish trend was rye, which is in short supply this year and has few offers available. I...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

Summary of Futures

Dec 26 Corn closed at $5.3575/bushel, up $0.025 from yesterday's close.  Dec 26 Wheat closed at $7.285/bushel, up $0.065 from yesterday's close.  Nov 26 Soybeans closed at $13.1875/bushel, up $0.145 from yesterday's close.  Dec 26 Soymeal closed at $365.4/short ton, up $9.2 from...

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Market Commentary: Soymeal Prices Reach Two-Year High

What You Need to Know Today: Oil prices extended their rally Tuesday as disruptions to global supplies intensified. Saudi Arabia halted crude loadings at its Yanbu Red Sea port following the shutdown of the East-West Pipeline, while protests by oil-sector security workers forced the suspension...

USDA Reports - The Real Divide in American Agriculture Isn't Who Has the Data — It's Who Can Afford to Read It

Key Takeaways: USDA data access is equal; the ability to use it is not. Larger operations can afford experts who turn public reports into business decisions. Analytical capacity is the true advantage. Forecasts matter only when converted into profit, purchasing, and risk-management decisions...

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Market Commentary: Soymeal Prices Reach Two-Year High

What You Need to Know Today: Oil prices extended their rally Tuesday as disruptions to global supplies intensified. Saudi Arabia halted crude loadings at its Yanbu Red Sea port following the shutdown of the East-West Pipeline, while protests by oil-sector security workers forced the suspension...

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WASDE Livestock and Meat Price Forecasts

The USDA has lowered its 2026 red meat production forecasts while leaving poultry almost unchanged. Beef is now projected at 24.877 billion pounds, 90 million pounds below August on slower Q3 fed cattle slaughter and lighter dressed weights, along with an anticipated counterseasonal cutback in...

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Middle East, Mediterranean, and Africa Regional Analysis

Mediterranean/Middle East/North Africa/Africa – MEA Region Egypt’s grain imports have fallen off in recent weeks due to several reasons, according to local experts — large imports of maize earlier in the year built up good stocks, while the availability of local maize has sinc...

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Livestock Industry Margins

Beef packer margins deteriorated to $156.75/head last week, down $46.05 from the prior week as fed cattle prices strengthened while gains in the Choice cutout were comparatively modest. The Choice cutout increased...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

Summary of Futures

Dec 26 Corn closed at $5.3325/bushel, up $0.03 from yesterday's close.  Dec 26 Wheat closed at $7.22/bushel, down $0.0325 from yesterday's close.  Nov 26 Soybeans closed at $13.0425/bushel, up $0.0775 from yesterday's close.  Dec 26 Soymeal closed at $356.2/short ton, up $3.4 fro...

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Market Commentary: Harvest Off to a Fast Start, Inflation Concerns Intensify

What You Need to Know Today: Oil prices moved higher early Monday before giving back some of their gains after drone attacks forced the shutdown of Saudi Arabia’s East-West Pipeline, a critical route for bypassing constrained shipping through the Strait of Hormuz. The disruption puts rou...

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Cow-Calf Profit Expectations Weaken Further

Key Takeaways:  Expected returns to production for U.S. cow-calf producers have shifted lower from prior forecasts as cattle values fall and feed costs rise. Producer revenues are forecast 1 percent below our August outlook and will be 1.2 percent below 2025 levels. Feed costs have lessen...

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