December corn (ZCZ26) rose on Friday 5 cents to $5.08 1/2, near the daily high, and hit a 2.5-year high for the contract. On the week, December corn was up 25 1/4 cents. November soybeans (ZSX26) on Friday rose 3 cents to $12.39 1/2 and for the week were up 47 cents. Friday's technically bullish weekly high closes in December corn and November soybeans set the stage for follow-through chart-based buying from the speculators early this week.
Both corn and soybeans saw on Friday saw big daily "flash" USDA export sales. Corn saw daily export sales of 205,000 MT to unknown destinations during the 2026-27 marketing year. The agency also reported daily sales of 712,000 MT of U.S. soybeans to China and 720,000 MT of U.S. beans to unknown destinations, each during the 2026-27 marketing year.
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#cents

Wheat is back to stronger trade on Monday morning, with contracts 7 to 13 cents higher. The wheat complex is in the red across the three exchanges on Friday. Chicago SRW contracts were fractionally to 1 ¼ cents lower on Friday, with September up 6 ¾ cents on the week. KC HRW futures posted losses of 1 ¾ to 6 cents on the session, with September holding onto a 2 cent gain for the week. MPLS spring wheat was down 2 ½ to 4 cents lower at the close, with September rallying 20 cents on the week.
CFTC's weekly Commitment of Traders report showed managed money cutting back 4,916 contracts from their CBT wheat net short position in the week of 8/18 to a net short of 26,485 contracts. In KC wheat, they added back 7,173 contracts to their net long to 34,835 contracts.
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#september #back

Corn prices shot higher at the Sunday night open in response to the Pro Farmer yield projection, up 12 to 13 cents so far on Monday morning. Futures found late strength on Friday with contracts 2 ¾ to 6 ½ cents higher across the board. Open interest was down 12,307 contracts, but heavily influenced by a 32,494 drop in the September contracts. September was 24 ¾ cents higher on the week, with December rallying 25 ¼ cents. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was up 5 cents at $4.52 ½.
Following last week's Crop Tour, Pro Farmer estimates the US national yield at 173.2 pba, with production at 15.344 bbu.
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#open #week

Soybeans are fading lower so far on Monday morning, contracts down 4 to 6 ½ cents. Futures pushed higher late on Friday, with contracts up 1 to 4 ¼ cents at the close. September was up 47 ¼ cents on the week, with November 47 cents higher. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price was up 3 1/4 cent at $12.02. Soymeal futures posted gains of $2 to $3.60 on the day, with September up $7.50 on the week. Soy Oil posted losses of 56 to 184 points, with September slipping 9 points since last Friday.
USDA reported a total of 712,000 MT of 2026/27 soybeans to China on Friday morning, with 720,000 MT sold to unknown destinations
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#cents #prices #USDA #contracts

Corn futures found late strength on Friday with contracts 2 ¾ to 6 ½ cents higher across the board. September was 24 ¾ cents higher on the week, with December rallying 25 ¼ cents. September options expired today. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was up 5 cents at $4.52 ½.
USDA reported 205,000 MT of corn sold during the reporting period to unknown destinations this morning.
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#prices #Brazil #Friday

Soybeans pushed higher late on Friday, with contracts up 1 to 4 ¼ cents at the close. September was up 47 ¼ cents on the week, with November 47 cents higher. September options expired today. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price was up 3 1/4 cent at $12.02. Soymeal futures posted gains of $2 to $3.60 on the day, with September up $7.50 on the week. Soy Oil posted losses of 56 to 184 points, with September slipping 9 points since last Friday.
USDA reported a total of 712,000 MT of 2026/27 soybeans to China this morning, with 720,000 MT sold to unknown destinations
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#cents

Soybeans are trading with fractional to 4 cent gains across most contracts Thursday. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price is up 1 1/4 cents at $11.99 1/4. Soymeal futures are back down 30 cents to $1.10, as Soy Oil is trading with 110 to 120 point gains.
USDA reported a total of 150,000 MT of 2026/27 soybeans to unknown destinations this morning.
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#gains

On a team loaded with future college stars and five-star talents like Tennessee running back commit David Gabriel Georges, another name has commanded the headlines just as a much as the Baylor School senior running back.
Freshman Marshall Manning, the son of NFL Hall of Fame quarterback Peyton Manning, transferred to the Chattanooga program in eighth grade with his future laid out as the eventual starting quarterback of one of Tennessee's premier private school powers.
On Thusday, Aug. 20, the nation got to see the younger Manning earn his first ever varsity action in his backup role for the Red Raiders. While it may have just been two snaps and may have come as a shock to everyone watching the ESPN2 broadcast of Baylor's 38-20 win over Brentwood Academy (TN), those two snaps were in the cards leading up to the game.
They also won't be the only two snaps Marshall experience this season.
"We planned it," Baylor head coach Erik Kimrey said following the win. "I want Marshall to play in every game this year, even if it's just two plays like that. Hopefully it'll be a lot more. We need him next year and he needs to be ready."

#quarterback

Soybeans are showing double digit gains early on the midweek session. Futures fell from the intraday highs on Tuesday, with contracts closing fractionally to 6 cents higher, as September was down ¼ cent. Open interest was up 15,411 contracts, suggesting modest new buying. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price was up 1 cent at $11.76. Soymeal futures held firm into the close, with contracts up a dime to $3, as Soy Oil was back down 77 to 175 points.
USDA reported a private export sale of 136,000 MT of soybeans to China on Tuesday morning for 2026/27.
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#prices #cent

Soybeans are showing double digit gains early on the midweek session. Futures fell from the intraday highs on Tuesday, with contracts closing fractionally to 6 cents higher, as September was down ¼ cent. Open interest was up 15,411 contracts, suggesting modest new buying. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price was up 1 cent at $11.76. Soymeal futures held firm into the close, with contracts up a dime to $3, as Soy Oil was back down 77 to 175 points.
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#futures

Soybeans are trading with 4 to 6 cent gains across most contracts on Tuesday. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price is up 5 1/2 cents at $11.81. Soymeal futures are slipping 60 cents in the front months at midday, as Soy Oil is back down 125 to 150 points.
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#supply #cash

Soybeans with contracts 19 to 20 cents higher across most contracts at midday. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price was is 19 1/2 cents at $11.71 1/2. Soymeal futures are trading with $2 to $3 gains, as Soy Oil is rallying 190 to 195 points.
USDA's FGIS tallied soybean export shipments at 270,201 MT (9.93 mbu) during the week ending on August 13. That was 34% below the week prior and 46.3% shy of the same week last year. **** an was the top destination of 76,179 MT, with 57,710 MT headed to Egypt and 52,390 MT to Mexico. Marketing year exports for 2025/26 are 40.04 MMT (1.47 bbu), which is now 18.2% below the same period last year.
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#week

On August 7, AdvanSix (NYSE:ASIX) reported second-quarter sales of $421 million, up about 3% from a year earlier, while adjusted EBITDA fell $24 million to $32 million and adjusted EPS dropped $1.50 to $0.19. Behind those numbers sits a story of two forces pulling in opposite directions: a $72 million year-over-year jump in raw material costs, and a fertilizer season where farmers spent less than the company expected. What stands out is how completely AdvanSix priced its way through the cost spike, even as volume told a rougher story.
The quarter's 3% sales growth broke down into 18% favorable pricing against a 15% volume decline. Raw material pass-through pricing rose 13% as benzene and propylene costs climbed, while market-based pricing improved 5%, largely on higher plant nutrient pricing tied to sulfur input costs. That combination fully offset the $72 million raw material headwind for the quarter, and the swing looked even sharper sequentially: a $10 million net price/cost headwind in the first quarter flipped into a $39 million tailwind in the second. AdvanSix also closed out the full fertilizer year near a record for domestic granular ammonium sulfate volume, supported by progress toward a 75% ammonium sulfate granular conversion mix, with its sustained growth program generating returns above 30%.
Looking ahead, the company plans to grow ammonia sales volume 30% in 2026 against 2025's already record year, and it is applying for a USDA grant to expand ammonia capacity further. Management also pointed to a stronger cash flow picture in the back half of 2026, citing a lower capital spending run rate, working capital tailwinds from the fourth quarter fertilizer pre-buy program, and 45Q carbon capture tax credits.
The same quarter that showed pricing discipline also showed real demand strain. Plant nutrient volume came in below expectations as rising grower input costs met steady, lower crop and grain prices, squeezing farmer profitability enough to cut overall fertilizer consumption and drive a $17 million unfavorable volume impact. A planned ammonia plant turnaround, shifted into the quarter to align with a supplier's pipeline inspection, added another $4 million operational hit. Sulfur costs have been a bigger problem still. The Tampa sulfur marker closed at a record $705 per long ton in the third quarter, up from $655 in the second, and AdvanSix estimates every $100 per long ton move costs it roughly $35 million a year.

#quarter #year #pricing #sulfur

Cotton futures are in rally back mode on Friday, with contracts 96 to 133 points higher across most months. Crude oil is trading 66 cents per barrel higher, with the US dollar index $0.335 lower.
Export Sales data has 2025/26 accumulated export business at 11.977 million RB, which is 107% of the USDA export projection. Accumulated shipments were 11.198 million RB to round out the marketing year. New crop business at 4.026 million RB is 25% above the same period last year.
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#prices #export

October live cattle futures (LEV26) on Friday rose $0.35 to $225.275. For the week, they were down $1.975. September feeder cattle futures (GFU26) rose $3.65 to $345.225, near the daily high, and for the week up $3.125. The cattle futures markets in late Friday trading saw short covering to allow prices to finish unchanged, after both markets earlier saw some follow-through technical selling from Thursday's solid losses. October live cattle futures late last week saw a price uptrend on the daily chart negated.
The USDA at midday Friday reported active cash cattle trading, with steers averaging $235.22 and heifers $235.07. The agency last Monday reported average cash cattle trading the week prior at $233.06. Cash cattle and wholesale beef fundamentals have recently supported futures. However, both cash and boxed beef prices, along with overall production, continue to lag year-ago levels.
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#week

Soybeans futures are trading with midday gains of 2 to 5 cents so far on Monday. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price is up 2 3/4 at $11.35 1/2. Soymeal futures are down $1.20 to $2.50, with Soy Oil up 123 points.
USDA's FGIS tallied soybean export shipments at 399,201 MT (14.668 mbu) during the week ending on August 8. That was 15% above the week prior but 26.7% shy of the same week last year. Germany was the top destination of 86,260 MT, with 81,851 MT headed to Mexico and 81,699 MT to ***** an. Marketing year exports for 2025/26 are 39.75 MMT (1.46 bbu), which is now 17.9% below the same period last year.
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#year #Monday

Corn futures are trading with marginal midday losses of fractionally to 1 cent on Monday. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price is down a penny at $4.08 1/2.
USDA reported a private export sale of 105,000 MT of corn to unknown destinations this morning, all for 2026/27.
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#cmdtyview

Corn prices are trading with 2 to 3 cent gains early on Monday morning. Futures settled with contracts steady to fractionally higher at the Friday close. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was unchanged at $4.09 1/2.
USDA reported a private export sale of 286,097 MT of corn to Mexico on Friday, with 29,808 MT for 2026/27 and 256,289 for 2027/28.
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#corn #cmdtyview

Soybeans are trading with Wednesday AM losses of 6 to 7 ½ cents. Futures were pressured by weaker products, crude and a wetter forecast on Tuesday, with contracts steady in some deferreds to down 15 cents in the nearbys. Open interest was down 3,006 contracts. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price was down 13 3/4 cents at $11.34 1/2. Soymeal futures were down $1.20 to $3.20, with Soy Oil 18 to 62 points lower. Crude oil, down $5.20, added some pressure. There were 137 deliveries issued against August soybeans overnight, with 322 for August bean oil.
USDA reported another 132,000 MT of 2026/27 soybean sold to China on Tuesday morning.
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#prices #cocoa #futures

Soybeans posted weaker trade late on Thursday, with contracts down fractionally to 4 cents across most contracts. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price was up 2 ¾ cents at $11.49. Soymeal futures were 40 cents to $1.20 lower across most contracts, with Soy Oil futures down 17 to 82 points. First notice day for August futures is on Friday.
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#down #cash #bean

The return of the NFL training camp marks the annual release of EA Sports' Madden NFL 27 franchise.
This year's installment of the popular football video game will release less than two weeks from now on Thursday, Aug. 13.
Those who pre-order Madden NFL 27 ahead of time can have early access to the game on Thusday, Aug. 6 and Monday, Aug. 10.
With the full ratings officially revealed for every player in the NFL on Friday, where do the Giants highest rated overall players and rookies rank heading into the 2026 season?
Here are the details:

#madden #thusday #Giants

Corn futures took back much of the Monday weakness, with contracts closing 5 to 6 ¾ cents in the front months and steady to 2 cents higher in the deferreds. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was up 6 3/4 cents at $4.28 1/4.
USDA reported a private export sale of 197,272 MT to unknown destinations this morning for 2026/27 shipment.
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#cents #corn #tightness

Corn futures are trading with contracts down 13 to 15 cents across most front months, pressured by an improving weather forecast and $6.63 losses in the crude oil. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price is down 13 ¾ cents at $4.20 1/4.
USDA's FGIS tallied corn export shipments at 1.488 MMT (58.58 mbu) during the week ending on July 23. That was 7.74% below week prior and 2.88% below the same week last year. Mexico was the top destination of 454,201 MT, with 252,204 MT headed to ******* an and 236,112 MT to Colombia. Marketing year exports for 2025/26 are 75.324 MMT (2.965 bbu), which is now 24.81% above the same period last year.
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#corn

Corn rounded out Thursday trade with contracts down 4 to 6 cents across most contracts. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was down 6 3/4 at $4.10 3/4.
USDA's weekly Export Sales report this morning fell short of the trade estimated range of 500,000 to 1 MMT for old crop corn export business in the week of July 9. It showed just 314,962 MT. That was a MY low but still more than triple the same week last year. Sales for 2026/27 were on the lower side of the 0.3-1.1 MMT expectations at 311,222 MT. That was a 6-week low and took the accumulated new crop commitments to 6.859 MMT, 14.5% above the same time last year.
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Soybeans are trading with midday gains of 7 to 11 ½ cents so far. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price is up 9 1/2 cents at $11.54 1/4. Soymeal futures are down $2.30, with Soy Oil futures 248 to 300 points higher. There were 45 deliveries issued against July soybean meal on Friday night, with 304 for July bean oil.
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Soybeans were down 10 to 15 ¼ cents in the front months, with other contracts fractionallt to 8 cents lower. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price was down 14 1/2 cents at $11.31. Soymeal futures were $3.70 to $5.10 higher across most contracts, with Soy Oil futures 90 to 120 points lower.
USDA reported another private export sale of 136,000 MT of 2026/27 soybeans to China this morning, with 120,000 MT for 2026/27 to unknown destinations.
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Corn futures closed the Thursday session with contracts 2 to 4 ¼ cents lower, as nearby July was down 7 cents. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was 3 1/4 cents lower at $4.01 3/4.
USDA's Export Sales report from this morning showed a total of 565,810 MT of old crop corn bookings in the week of 7/2. That was the second lowest total for the marketing year and down 55.2% from the same week last year. Mexico was the top buyer of 168,900 MT, with 162,900 MT sold to ******* an, and 149,800 MT to Colombia. New crop sales were just 401,667 MT in that week, down 44.8% from this week in 2025. A bulk of the sales were to South Korea at 136,000 MT, with 112,000 MT to ******* an and 57,000 MT to Colombia. Accumulated sales of 6.55 MMT for 2026/27 are still 20.8% above last year.
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Soybeans are falling back 8 ½ to 15 ¼ cents across most contracts. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price is down 14 1/2 cents at $11.31 3/4. Soymeal futures are $3.40 to $4.60 higher across most contracts, with Soy Oil futures 43 to 55 points lower. There were no deliveries issued against July meal, with 59 issued for July bean oil.
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Corn futures are showing 2 to 4 ¼ cent losses so far on Thursday. There were 88 deliveries issued against July futures overnight. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price is 3 3/4 cents lower at $4.00 1/4.
USDA's Export Sales report from this morning showed a total of 565,810 MT of old crop corn bookings in the week of 7/2, falling shy of trade ideas looking for old crop business to total between 0.6-1.1 MMT. That was the second lowest total for the marketing year and down 55.2% from the same week last year. New crop sales were also shy of the expected 600,000 and 900,000 MT at 401,667 MT. That was down 44.8% from the same week last year. Accumulated sales of 6.55 MMT for 2026/27 are still 20.8% above last year.
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