Sharp selloffs in US grain prices continue to generate seasonal export sales. USDA announced export sales Friday morning: 101,000 mt of 2026-27 corn to unknown destinations 136,000 mt of 2026-27 [...]

USDA announced sales of 167,000 mt of 2026-27 soybeans to Spain.

USDA announced export sales Tuesday morning: 315,000 mt of 2026-27 corn to Mexico 136,000 mt of 2026-27 corn to South Korea 134,000 mt of 2026-27 soybeans to unknown destinations

USDA announced export sales Monday morning: 1,729,740 mt (68.1 mb) of corn to Mexico 1,135,380 mt (44.7 mb) for 2026-27 594,360 mt for 2027-28 132,000 mt of 2026-27 soybeans to [...]

The final numbers are in for the 2026 fall calculation period for US crop insurance prices. As of Friday, October 30 The December 2026 corn contract is showing an average [...]

Again, not a surprise given the selloff in the US soybean market this week. USDA announced export sales Friday morning: 165,150 mt of 2026-27 soybeans to unknown destinations 132,000 mt [...]

Here are the links to Thursday’s Markets Now discussion with Michelle Rook: Farm Journal YouTube and Farm Journal TV: (LINK) Markets Now Audio Podcast: (LINK)

As expected, the US Federal Reserve left the Fed fund rate unchanged, the range between 3.75% and 4.0%. I will discuss in more detail in Wednesday's Afternoon Commentary.

As expected given this week's selloff in soybeans: USDA announced sales of 120,000 mt of 2026-27 soybeans to unknown destinations.

My friend Kyle sent me a Reuters News piece Monday evening. Reportedly, "The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) plans to begin release its weekly Commitments of Traders report twice [...]

I found it curious the USDA/FAS website was taken back to early June over the weekend, showing no updates since June 10, 2026. A lot of questions I could ask, [...]

Week four of the October 2026 pricing period for the fall US government grain insurance price is in the books. As of the close Friday, October 23: The December 2026 [...]

USDA announced sales of 116,000 mt of 2026-27 corn to unknown destinations.

USDA announced sales of 202,000 mt of 2026-27 soybeans to China.

USDA announced export sales Wednesday morning: 134,000 mt of 2026-27 soybeans to China 165,000 mt of 2026-27 soybeans to Spain And the Lasagna Likeness continues.

USDA announced sales of 612,000 mt of 2026-27 soybeans to China.

USDA announced export sales Monday morning: 114,000 mt of 2026-27 soybeans to China 261,000 mt of 2026-27 soybeans to unknown destinations

There won't be an audio edition of Monday's Morning Commentary, at least not initially. There is a technical problem - most likely operator error on my part - that needs [...]

We are now three weekly closes into October 2026, or 60% through the calculation of fall US government insurance prices for corn and soybeans. As of the close Friday, October [...]

USDA announced export sales Friday morning: 127,000 mt of 2026-27 corn to Japan 558,000 mt of 2026-27 soybeans to China 236,000 mt of 2026-27 soybeans to unknown destinations Also, the [...]

USDA announced export sales Thursday morning: 330,000 mt of 2026-27 soybeans to China 283,450 mt of 2026-27 soybeans to unknown destinations I still see this as what provided support to [...]

The September Producer Price Index (PPI) numbers were released Thursday morning, along with weekly jobless claims for the week of October 10. Producer Price Index at 1.3%, more than twice [...]

USDA announced sales of 470,000 mt of 2026-27 soybeans to China. This is part of the unknown support in the soybean market that has been rallying contracts off session lows, [...]

As if we need to be told inflation is a problem, the September Consumer Price Index numbers were released Wednesday morning. Consumer Price Index at 0.6% as compared to the [...]