It’s been another interesting week in the grain and soy markets, and following are some of the reasons why: The Trump administration announced some level of trade talks with China will get underway before the end of the month, and that news sent soybean futures sharply higher Thursday.
A trade agreement with Mexico seems to be almost wrapped up. That country is the number one buyer of U.S. wheat as well as the number two buyer of U.S. corn and soybeans. Thursday’s weekly USDA export sales report showed the second-largest weekly U.S. wheat export sales since July 2015. Their slow pace has been one of the constraining factors in the wheat market. A news report early this morning indicated Russia’s ag ministry may...
The corn and soy complex closed higher, with the wheat market mixed, as winter wheat closed up but spring wheat and livestock ended lower. Part of the strength for corn and soybeans may have been a weather premium, as crop planting has started out fast but warm weather has been slow to develop...
Real GDP grew at a 2 percent annual rate in the first quarter of 2026, slightly below the consensus expectation of 2.3 percent but above the 0.5 percent growth in Q4 2025. The GDP number matches the average annualized pace of growth since the peak back in late 2007, right before the Financial P...
Reflect for a moment on what you eat. There is a lot of advice out there in the ether about what you should eat, but really, what do you currently eat and how much? The good people at the USDA have some data for you, to help you answer that question. USDA says that we eat quite a bit of meat. L...
