The USDA confirmed the following flash sales on Thursday for the 2025/26 marketing year: 106,680 metric tons of corn for Mexico 105,000 metric tons of corn for Guatemala

This week’s drought monitor shows scattered degradations and improvements across the country. Drought conditions improved slightly across the Southeast and the Plains, as well as Oregon, Montana and New Mexico. Conditions degraded in the Rockies, the South and the Northeast.

The USDA confirmed on Friday the flash sale of 125,000 MT of #corn sold to unknown destinations for the 2025/26 marketing year.

The Green Markets North American fertilizer price index fell 2.2% this week to $759 per ton. The decline comes as India secured a full tender of urea this week after struggling to secure supplies in previous tenders.

What’s going on with U.S. soybeans? Crush is on the rise both overall and as a percentage compared to exports. With tariffs changing the import/export landscape, learn more about what could be on the horizon.

The USDA has confirmed the flash sale of 315,488 MT of corn sold to Mexico. Of the total, 20,830 MT are for the 2024/25 marketing year and 294,658 MT are for 2025/26.

Record corn production is driving up U.S. supplies, according to today's WASDE report. Fewer soybean supplies were also forecast for the upcoming season. Check out our WASDE Instant Analysis ⤵️

Weather patterns have been a mode of wash, rinse, and repeat, which could continue moving into the back half of August. So, what does that mean for your crops? Our latest Farmer Forecast interview with Nutrien Ag Solutions’ Eric Snodgrass breaks it down.

Iowa State Fair Day: the best day of the year! Our team took an afternoon to enjoy some sunshine, food, events and activities celebrating the agricultural communities in our great state. 🎡🎟️

The USDA made some big changes in its August WASDE report this week. Check out our highlights from the report! traderphd.com/blog/takeaways…

The USDA confirmed the following flash sales for the 2025/26 marketing year: • 136,000 MT of corn sold to South Korea • 132,000 MT of corn sold to Spain

The latest #DroughtMonitor map showed a rapid expansion of drought conditions in the Mid-South and Southeast over the past week. Storms focused primarily in the Canadian Prairies also swept through the Northern Plains, improving conditions for northern Montana and North Dakota.

US #soybean crush among NOPA members totaled 195.7 million bushels in July, up 7% from a year ago. YTD crush for the marketing year reached 2.11 bb, up 4.7% from the previous season. Soybean oil inventories totaled 1.38 billion pounds, down 8% from a year ago and a 21-year low.

The USDA confirmed the flash sale of 124,000 MT of #corn sold to unknown buyers for the 2025/26 marketing year.

USDA Export Inspections – Week ending July 31: Corn: 1,051k MT vs 1,522k MT prior. YTD +28% at 64.22 MMT Soybeans: 474k MT vs 544k MT prior. YTD +12% at 48.87 MMT Wheat: 395k MT vs 415k MT prior. YTD +4% at 4.81 MMT.

The USDA confirmed the flash sale on Tuesday of 228,606 MT of #soybeans sold to Mexico for the 2025/26 marketing year.

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The USDA confirmed on Wednesday the following flash sales for the 2025/26 marketing year: 100,000 metric tons of corn sold to Mexico 125,741 metric tons of corn sold to Colombia

The latest #DroughtMonitor map showed that moisture conditions continued to deteriorate in the mid-South over the past week, primarily in Arkansas, southern Missouri, and western Tennessee. Drought improvement was noted in parts of Illinois, North Dakota, and Montana.

The USDA confirmed the flash sales of 119,769 MT of #corn sold to Costa Rica and 140,452 MT of corn sold to Spain for the 2025/26 marketing year.