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Export Sales

Wheat:  Net sales of 473,200 metric tons (MT) for 2021/2022 were up 11 percent from the previous week and 44 percent from the prior 4-week average. Corn:  Net sales reductions of 88,500 MT for 2020/2021 were down noticeably from the previous week and from the prior 4-week average.    Soybeans:   Net sales of 62,000 MT for 2020/2021 were up noticeably from the previous week, but down 22 percent from the prior 4-week average.  Soybean Cake and Meal:   Net sales of 68,300 MT for 2020/2021--a marketing-year low--were down 3 percent from the previous week and 70 percent from the prior 4-week average.  Soybean Oil:   Net sales of 700 MT for 2020/2021 were down noticeably from th...

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Summary of Futures

May 26 Corn closed at $4.595/bushel, down $0.06 from yesterday's close.  May 26 Wheat closed at $5.8775/bushel, down $0.075 from yesterday's close.  May 26 Soybeans closed at $11.635/bushel, up $0.0225 from yesterday's close.  May 26 Soymeal closed at $326.6/short ton, down $1.4...

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Mercosur Regional Analysis

CORN Argentina’s corn harvest continues to move forward and has now reached 13 percent of planted area, with fieldwork still concentrated in the North Core. Progress there remains steady, and yields are averaging 9.82 MT/ha. Harvest is also beginning to pick up in the South Core, where ea...

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U.S. Cattle on Feed - March 2026

U.S. Cattle on Feed in feedlots with capacity of 1,000 or more head totaled 11.549 million head on March 1, 2026 – similar to  the year-ago total on March 1, 2025 of 11.577 head.  Placements in feedlots during February totaled 1.61 million head - 4 percent above 2025.  Mark...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

Summary of Futures

May 26 Corn closed at $4.595/bushel, down $0.06 from yesterday's close.  May 26 Wheat closed at $5.8775/bushel, down $0.075 from yesterday's close.  May 26 Soybeans closed at $11.635/bushel, up $0.0225 from yesterday's close.  May 26 Soymeal closed at $326.6/short ton, down $1.4...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

Mercosur Regional Analysis

CORN Argentina’s corn harvest continues to move forward and has now reached 13 percent of planted area, with fieldwork still concentrated in the North Core. Progress there remains steady, and yields are averaging 9.82 MT/ha. Harvest is also beginning to pick up in the South Core, where ea...

livestock

U.S. Cattle on Feed - March 2026

U.S. Cattle on Feed in feedlots with capacity of 1,000 or more head totaled 11.549 million head on March 1, 2026 – similar to  the year-ago total on March 1, 2025 of 11.577 head.  Placements in feedlots during February totaled 1.61 million head - 4 percent above 2025.  Mark...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

CFTC COT Report Analysis

Friday’s CFTC report showed funds further expanding long positions across the major ag futures contracts for the ninth straight week. Funds added 32,000 contracts (3.8 percent) to their all-ags net long position – a much smaller effort than the prior week’s 244,000-contract bu...

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