Market Commentary 

The market is still mostly watching summer weather. Corn is moving through pollination in a lot of areas, so heat and timely rains will matter. Soybeans are also watching the weather, but August is usually the bigger yield month for beans.

It was a busy week in the grain markets, with weather and world news driving most of the moves. Corn and soybean markets started the week stronger as traders watched crop weather closely. Some areas are getting too much rain, while others are staying too dry.

Grain markets had a softer tone early in the week as good crop conditions, fund selling, and weaker outside markets weighed on prices.

Good afternoon. It sure was a hot one here this week, our first real taste of summertime temperatures, and I, for one, was struggling a bit.

What a week for the grain markets. Broad-based fund selling pressured prices this week as favorable weather, political uncertainty, soft export demand, and bearish technical signals all weighed on the trade.

Grain markets had a volatile but ultimately cautious week, as early strength tied to China trade headlines and geopolitical risk faded without follow-through buying, leading to softer sentiment by the close.

Good afternoon. Grain markets had a buy-the-rumor, sell-the-fact type of week. The markets had such optimism that the China summit was going to reveal a big new commitment to purchase U.S. soybeans and corn.

We started off this week with strong markets. Soybeans led the way higher as domestic crush numbers surged, causing some urgency to the 2026 planted bean acreage. This lead didn’t last, though, as we saw corn and bean planting progressing nicely.

It has been a big week of planting in my home area, as we have dodged most of the shower activity this week. Talking to folks, it seems there are several wrapping up or will be in the next few days, which is quite remarkable since our friends to the north really haven’...

Good afternoon. In last Friday’s Commitment of Traders report, we did see a bit of a pullback in corn ownership for the fund traders, but they continued their buying spree of soybeans.