| Name | Value | Date | Basis | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corn | $5.22/bu | December 2026 futures | CME Group via Yahoo Finance ↗ | |
| Soybeans | $12.88/bu | November 2026 futures | CME Group via Yahoo Finance ↗ | |
| Soybean meal | $359.00/US ton | December 2026 futures | CME Group via Yahoo Finance ↗ | |
| Soybean oil | $0.6763/lb | December 2026 futures | CME Group via Yahoo Finance ↗ | |
| SRW wheat | $6.88/bu | December 2026 futures | CME Group via Yahoo Finance ↗ | |
| HRW wheat | $7.45/bu | December 2026 futures | CME Group via Yahoo Finance ↗ | |
| Live cattle | $220.97/cwt | December 2026 futures | CME Group via Yahoo Finance ↗ | |
| Feeder cattle | $329.80/cwt | November 2026 futures | CME Group via Yahoo Finance ↗ | |
| Lean hogs | $68.50/cwt | December 2026 futures | CME Group via Yahoo Finance ↗ |
The Feed Desk is the editorial team behind The Feed Report, covering the global feed industry, animal nutrition, commodity markets, feed safety, aquaculture, and the forces shaping livestock and food production. The desk monitors industry developments, research, market data, company announcements, and regulatory changes to provide timely, focused reporting for feed and nutrition professionals.
The Rural Mainstreet Index fell to 44.7 in September 2026, slipping back below the growth-neutral threshold of 50.0 for the fourth time in six months, as rising fertiliser and fuel costs outweighed optimism from higher grain prices, according to Creighton University's monthly survey of rural bank CEOs.
CBOT soybean futures fell for the week ending 18 September 2026, weighed down by the onset of U.S. harvest and softness in vegetable oil markets, while firm soymeal prices, robust Chinese export demand, and harvest-delaying Midwest rains capped the downside. Regional FOB prices showed a mixed picture, with Ukrainian standard soybeans easing and GMO-free values edging higher.
Scotmin Nutrition, part of the Fevara plc portfolio, has launched LithoNutri, a natural marine-derived rumen buffer produced from calcified red marine algae, targeting improved rumen pH stability and reduced risk of sub-acute rumen acidosis in UK dairy and beef cattle.
Ukrainian soybean prices at Odesa are softening modestly as alternative Black Sea export routes inch toward greater capacity, now handling around 40% of normal agricultural volumes, while seasonal harvest pressure adds fresh supply into a still-constrained logistics system.
The European Feed Manufacturers' Federation (FEFAC) has published its fourth impact assessment warning that converging pressures from drought, Black Sea trade disruption, and EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) sourcing constraints could create a soybean meal supply gap of at least 5 million tonnes in the 2026/2027 marketing year, with total estimated costs to the EU feed and livestock sector reaching around €1.40 billion.
A new 14,000-square-metre bulk storage and handling facility has opened at Berth 43 at the Port of Tilbury, built for grain and animal feed trader Cefetra. The facility can hold up to 65,000 tonnes of imported animal feed products including soyabean meal and is designed to streamline vessel discharge operations serving the South and East of England.
Global fishmeal production dropped 49% year on year in the first seven months of 2026 as El Niño-linked warm waters and juvenile fish disrupted Peru's anchoveta season, with fish oil output also falling 30%. IFFO says Asian fishing activity in Q4 may partially offset the South American shortfall.
NRGene Canada and Ile-a-la-Crosse Fish Company Inc. have completed a semi-industrial trial in Saskatoon, Canada, demonstrating that black soldier fly larvae raised on fish-processing by-products accumulate the marine omega-3 fatty acids EPA and DHA. The partners are now planning an on-site BSF rearing facility in Ile-a-la-Crosse, Saskatchewan, following the hub-and-spoke model supported by the FairGene neonate supply joint venture.
ADM has inaugurated a new early-nutrition aquafeed production facility in Tianjin, China, targeting hatchery and nursery stages for fish and shrimp. The plant — ADM's second globally dedicated to this segment after its Belgium site — has an annual design capacity of approximately 5,000 metric tons and will serve customers across the Asia-Pacific region.
IFFO – The Marine Ingredients Organization reports that fishmeal production in the first seven months of 2026 is down 49 percent year-on-year, while fish oil output has fallen 30 percent, with declines driven primarily by Peru and Chile and compounded by softer catches in Africa and Northern Europe.
NRGene Canada has successfully reared black soldier fly larvae containing marine omega-3 fatty acids EPA and DHA by feeding the insects on fish-processing by-products from Ile-a-la-Crosse Fish Company, with the trial validated at semi-industrial scale in Saskatoon. The partners are now planning an on-site rearing facility in Saskatchewan.
ADM has inaugurated a new early nutrition aquafeed production facility in Tianjin, China, its second site globally dedicated to hatchery and nursery feeds after its Belgium plant. With an annual design capacity of approximately 5,000 metric tons, the facility aims to serve fish and shrimp producers in China and across the Asia Pacific region.
