
10/16/2026
Soybeans SINK Despite Big Increase in Chinese Buying Joe's Premium Subscription: www.standardgrain.comGrain Markets and Other Stuff Links โApple PodcastsSpotifyTikTokYouTube๐ซ๐ Soybeans dropped sharply Thursday, with Nov26 down ~14 cents to $12.63/bu, the lowest settlement since late August. Harvest pressure, dry near-term forecasts, and a weak Septemb

10/15/2026
Inflation Continues to Run HOT - Surprising Impact on Corn Prices Farmers, please complete our quick/anonymous yield survey! https://forms.gle/rpmAeTstQtgJREFt9Joe's Premium Subscription: www.standardgrain.comGrain Markets and Other Stuff Links โApple PodcastsSpotifyTikTokYouTubeFutures and options trading involves risk of loss and is not suitable for everyone.๐ I

10/14/2026
China Says it Doesn't Need US Corn - Is the White House "Fact Sheet" Wrong?? Joe's Premium Subscription: www.standardgrain.comGrain Markets and Other Stuff Links โApple PodcastsSpotifyTikTokYouTubeFutures and options trading involves risk of loss and is not suitable for everyone.๐จ๐ณ China Corn Imports: Despite recent tariff relief, US corn is still priced out of China, with i

10/13/2026
SUPER El Niรฑo is Coming - Do Traders Care?? Joe's Premium Subscription: www.standardgrain.comGrain Markets and Other Stuff Links โApple PodcastsSpotifyTikTokYouTubeFutures and options trading involves risk of loss and is not suitable for everyone.๐ Super El Niรฑo Watch: US forecasters put the odds at 83% that the developing El Niรฑo ranks among

10/12/2026
Corn Prices COLLAPSE on USDA Data - What Do Matt and Joe Think? Joe's Premium Subscription: https://standardgrain.com/Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/4NJ9AZc...๐ฝ USDA shocked the trade Friday, raising the 2026 US corn yield to 181.2bpa, up from 178.5bpa last month and well above the 177.7bpa trade gues

10/09/2026
One Iowa Farm Had 42 Lines of Credit. Debt Crisis Incoming?? Joe's Premium Subscription: https://standardgrain.com/Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/4NJ9AZc...๐ฐ USDA pegs inflation-adjusted US farm debt at a record $605+ billion, roughly double the 2000 level. ๐ But officials warn the true number may

10/08/2026
USDA Preview + Another Round of Corn Belt Rain Joe's Premium Subscription: www.standardgrain.comGrain Markets and Other Stuff Links โApple PodcastsSpotifyTikTokYouTubeFutures and options trading involves risk of loss and is not suitable for everyone.๐ง๏ธ More Rain for the Corn Belt: Tropical Storm Isaias could bring 1โ4 inches of rain to parts of

10/07/2026
Soybeans Rally on Harvest Delays + Farmer Sentiment Fades Joe's Premium Subscription: www.standardgrain.comGrain Markets and Other Stuff Links โApple PodcastsSpotifyTikTokYouTubeFutures and options trading involves risk of loss and is not suitable for everyone.๐ฑ Soybeans: Harvest delays fueled a grain market rally, with Nov26 soybeans jumping 22ยข to $13.03

10/06/2026
Harvest Pace Slips Below the Five-Year Average + Trump Expands Access to Off-Road Diesel Joe's Premium Subscription: www.standardgrain.comGrain Markets and Other Stuff Links โApple PodcastsSpotifyTikTokYouTubeFutures and options trading involves risk of loss and is not suitable for everyone.๐ฝ U.S. Harvest Falling Behind: Corn harvest is 23% complete and soybeans 25%, both well below the

10/05/2026
Favorable Corn Belt Weather Forecast Joe's Premium Subscription: www.standardgrain.comGrain Markets and Other Stuff Links โApple PodcastsSpotifyTikTokYouTubeFutures and options trading involves risk of loss and is not suitable for everyone.๐ฆ๏ธ Corn Belt Weather: Drier weather this week should help accelerate corn and soybean harvest aft

10/02/2026
Iowa Drenched Again: When Will Harvest Finally Get Moving? Joe's Premium Subscription: www.standardgrain.comGrain Markets and Other Stuff Links โApple PodcastsSpotifyTikTokYouTubeFutures and options trading involves risk of loss and is not suitable for everyone.๐ง๏ธ Weather: Heavy rain drenched Iowa and eastern Nebraska, with Omaha receiving nearly 5 inches a

10/01/2026
USDA Scr#ws the Farmer AGAIN - "Finds" More Corn Bushels Joe's Premium Subscription: www.standardgrain.comGrain Markets and Other Stuff Links โApple PodcastsSpotifyTikTokYouTubeFutures and options trading involves risk of loss and is not suitable for everyone.๐ฝ Corn futures tumbled Wednesday after USDA pegged September 1 stocks at 2.095 billion bushels, u

09/30/2026
"Wars are Expensive" - Rising Interest Rates Squeeze Farm Margins Joe's Premium Subscription: www.standardgrain.comGrain Markets and Other Stuff Links โApple PodcastsSpotifyTikTokYouTubeFutures and options trading involves risk of loss and is not suitable for everyone.๐ The 30-year Treasury yield just blew past 5.61%โits highest level since 2002! War-driven inflat

09/29/2026
Will Iowa Farmers EVER Harvest This Year's Crop?? + China Soybean Letdown Joe's Premium Subscription: www.standardgrain.comGrain Markets and Other Stuff Links โApple PodcastsSpotifyTikTokYouTubeFutures and options trading involves risk of loss and is not suitable for everyone.๐ฑ Soybean futures plunged Monday, with Nov26 beans falling nearly 31 cents to close around $12.88

09/28/2026
Soybeans EXCLUDED from China Tariff-Exempt List - Prices Drop Joe's Premium Subscription: www.standardgrain.comGrain Markets and Other Stuff Links โApple PodcastsSpotifyTikTokYouTubeFutures and options trading involves risk of loss and is not suitable for everyone.๐ค The US and China agreed to cut tariffs on $30 billion worth of nonsensitive goods, including US

09/25/2026
Corn Prices TANK Following "No News" Trump/Xi Meeting Joe's Premium Subscription: www.standardgrain.comGrain Markets and Other Stuff Links โApple PodcastsSpotifyTikTokYouTubeFutures and options trading involves risk of loss and is not suitable for everyone.๐ค US-China Talks: Xi Jinping and President Trump met in Washington, but the meeting produced no m

09/24/2026
Bessent Says US/China Extend Trade Truce - Corn Purchases Next?? Joe's Premium Subscription: https://standardgrain.com/Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/4NJ9AZc...๐ค The US and China agreed to extend their trade-war truce by two months to January 10, giving both sides more time to reach a broader deal. ๐จ๐ณ

09/23/2026
Trump Supports Diesel Export Ban + Western Corn Belt Harvest Delays Joe's Premium Subscription: www.standardgrain.comGrain Markets and Other Stuff Links โApple PodcastsSpotifyTikTokYouTubeFutures and options trading involves risk of loss and is not suitable for everyone.๐ฝ Iowa's corn and soybean harvests are running well behind schedule, with just 4% of corn and 2%

09/22/2026
Corn Jumps on Possible China Interest + Diesel Export Ban and E15 in California Joe's Premium Subscription: www.standardgrain.comGrain Markets and Other Stuff Links โApple PodcastsSpotifyTikTokYouTubeFutures and options trading involves risk of loss and is not suitable for everyone.๐ฝ Corn futures rallied Monday, with Dec26 gaining ~16ยข to close at $5.43/bu. The move was driven

09/21/2026
How Have SURGING Diesel Prices Impacted Corn Growers? (It's not Good) Joe's Premium Subscription: www.standardgrain.comGrain Markets and Other Stuff Links โApple PodcastsSpotifyTikTokYouTubeFutures and options trading involves risk of loss and is not suitable for everyone.โฝ Diesel Prices โ National average diesel hit a record $6.51/gal on Sunday, up 76% year-over-year

09/18/2026
Trump-Xi Meeting: Cancelation Rumors, Soybeans Lower Joe's Premium Subscription: www.standardgrain.comGrain Markets and Other Stuff Links โApple PodcastsSpotifyTikTokYouTubeFutures and options trading involves risk of loss and is not suitable for everyone.๐ซ Soybean meal ripped to a new contract high of $372.90 before settling at $368.70 as rain threat

09/17/2026
US Harvest Delays?? + Trump HATES the Fed Rate Hike Joe's Premium Subscription: www.standardgrain.comGrain Markets and Other Stuff Links โApple PodcastsSpotifyTikTokYouTubeFutures and options trading involves risk of loss and is not suitable for everyone.๐ง๏ธ Heavy rain is soaking the Corn Belt again, with parts of Minnesota and Wisconsin bracing for u

09/16/2026
Meal Leads Soybean Higher + Diesel Export BAN?? Joe's Premium Subscription: www.standardgrain.comGrain Markets and Other Stuff Links โApple PodcastsSpotifyTikTokYouTubeFutures and options trading involves risk of loss and is not suitable for everyone.๐ฑ NOPA August Crush Data โ US soybean crush hit an 11-month low of 205.456 million bushels, down

09/15/2026
BOOMING Soybean Demand: New Wisc Crush Plant + China Keeps Buying Joe's Premium Subscription: www.standardgrain.comGrain Markets and Other Stuff Links โApple PodcastsSpotifyTikTokYouTubeFutures and options trading involves risk of loss and is not suitable for everyone.๐ฑ CHS Announces Major Wisconsin Soybean Plant: CHS is building a ~$700 million soybean processing
