DTN Ag Policy Blog
Chris Clayton
DTN Ag Policy Editor
Monday, January 12, 2026 6:40AM CST
Speaking before Farm Bureau members, leaders of the House and Senate Agriculture Committees said their priorities next year center on strengthening risk management tools, expanding credit and loan programs, fixing the H-2A guestworker system, and restoring stability in export and domestic markets.
Thursday, January 8, 2026 4:50PM CST
Tuesday, January 6, 2026 7:50AM CST
Quote of the Day
"It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent; it is the one that is most adaptable to change."
Futures
@C - CORN - CBOT
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Mar 26
421'0
1'2
420'0
421'0
420'0
419'6
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May 26
428'4
0'6
428'0
428'6
427'6
427'6
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Jul 26
435'0
0'4
434'6
435'2
434'2
434'4
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Sep 26
433'4
0'2
433'2
433'6
432'6
433'2
07:35P
@S - SOYBEANS - CBOT
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Jan 26
1023'4
0'0
1023'2
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Mar 26
1040'6
2'0
1039'4
1042'0
1039'0
1038'6
07:35P
May 26
1054'0
2'0
1052'0
1054'6
1052'0
1052'0
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Jul 26
1067'2
1'2
1066'4
1068'4
1066'0
1066'0
07:36P
@BO - SOYBEAN OIL - CBOT
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Jan 26
50.79
50.78
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Mar 26
51.22
0.02
51.20
51.36
51.20
51.20
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May 26
51.74
0.05
51.68
51.84
51.68
51.69
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Jul 26
52.06
0.06
51.99
52.15
51.99
52.00
07:36P
@SM - SOYBEAN MEAL - CBOT
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Jan 26
2884
2864
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Mar 26
2922
6
2920
2926
2918
2916
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May 26
2963
6
2960
2965
2958
2957
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Jul 26
3016
6
3012
3018
3011
3010
07:36P
@W - WHEAT - CBOT
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Mar 26
510'4
0'0
512'0
512'0
510'0
510'4
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May 26
521'4
-0'2
522'4
522'6
521'0
521'6
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Jul 26
534'2
-0'2
534'6
535'4
534'0
534'4
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Sep 26
548'4
-0'4
549'4
549'6
548'2
549'0
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@KW - KC HRW WHEAT - CBOT
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Mar 26
518'0
-1'4
520'2
521'2
517'4
519'4
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May 26
529'4
-1'6
532'4
532'6
529'2
531'2
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Jul 26
543'0
-1'6
546'0
546'2
542'6
544'6
07:35P
Sep 26
559'2
-6'4
564'4
565'6
559'0
559'6s
07:35P
@MW - HARD RED SPRING WHEAT MPLS - MGE
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Mar 26
5.6500
-0.0150
5.6475
5.6600
5.6475
5.6650
07:29P
May 26
5.7800
0.0050
5.7675
5.7800
5.7600
5.7750
07:35P
Jul 26
5.8925
0.0025
5.9050
5.9250
5.8850
5.8900s
07:36P
Sep 26
6.0500
-0.0100
6.0750
6.0925
6.0500
6.0475s
01:30P
@GF - FEEDER CATTLE - CME
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Jan 26
366.600
4.225
362.600
366.900
362.325
366.275s
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@LE - LIVE CATTLE - CME
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Feb 26
237.275
2.000
235.450
237.550
235.150
237.250s
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@HE - LEAN HOGS - CME
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Feb 26
84.675
0.200
84.450
84.850
83.975
84.625s
01:05P
@EU - EURO FX - CME
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Jan 26
1.163950
-0.001250
1.164200
1.164600
1.163950
1.165200
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@AD - AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR - CME
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Jan 26
0.668050
0.668800
0.667800
0.668100
@JY - JAPANESE YEN - CME
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Jan 26
0.0062760
-0.0000110
0.0062865
0.0062875
0.0062745
0.0062870
07:36P
My Custom Markets
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Did You Know?
In 1928 antibacterial properties of penicillin were discovered by Sir Alexander Fleming
Fact courtesy of the USDA
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