Dec. corn $4.26 and 3/4, down 2 and 3/4 centsNov. soybeans $10.43 and 3/4, down 6 centsOct. soybean meal $283.90, down $1.90Oct. soybean oil 51.24, down 145 pointsDec. Chicago wheat $5.28 and 1/4, down 5 and 3/4 centsOct. live cattle $231.15, down $2.35Oct. feeder cattle $349.12, down $5.17Oct. lean hogs...

A grain marketing expert says farmers will need to keep all risk management options on the table heading into 2026. “What’s important for the American farmer is you’ve got to be more proactive in the marketing.” Mark Gold with StoneX says several supply and demand questions will need to be...

An ag economist with University of Missouri Extension says some Missouri farmers are more undersold on corn than they’d like to be this time of the year. “If they’re usually 70 percent sold, they might only be 25 percent sold this year,” says Ben Brown. “Farmers haven’t had much opportunity...

An extension grain market economist is confident there will be marketing opportunities in the months ahead. Ed Usset with the University of Minnesota says large carries in the market can be taken advantage of. “I’m talking about the price differences from say December to March, May, or July Corn. We...

A farmer near Janesville in south-central Wisconsin is optimistic going into harvest. Doug Rebout tells Brownfield corn and soybeans in the area look good. “They’re drying down (and) we’re figuring here another week, week and-a-half like the last week of September we will probably be starting our harvest here. Most...

Here’s what to watch in the grain markets in the week ahead.

The USDA says grain and oilseed export inspections during the week ending September 11th were mostly above what’s needed to meet projections for the current marketing year. The 2025/26 marketing year began June 1st for wheat and September 1st for corn, sorghum, and soybeans. The USDA’s next round of supply...

A grain and oil seeds analyst with Terrain says there’s an opportunity to increase some ag exports to Mexico. Bree Baatz tells Brownfield while they’re a top customer for U.S. corn, there could be additional market access for soybeans. “They don’t grow a lot of soybeans domestically, so I don’t...

Farmers looking to mitigate grain loss this fall are encouraged to evaluate the threshing system of their combines. Shianne Reynolds with Bushel Plus says concaves play an integral part in a successful harvest. “But many combines are still operating with designs that really haven’t been changed in many, many years....

Archer-Daniels-Midland has lagged the broader Dow Jones Industrial Average over the past year, and Wall Street analysts maintain a cautious outlook on its future performance.