| Name | Value | Date | Basis | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corn | $5.01/bu | December 2026 futures | CME Group via Yahoo Finance ↗ | |
| Soybeans | $12.94/bu | November 2026 futures | CME Group via Yahoo Finance ↗ | |
| Soybean meal | $356.40/US ton | December 2026 futures | CME Group via Yahoo Finance ↗ | |
| Soybean oil | $0.6831/lb | December 2026 futures | CME Group via Yahoo Finance ↗ | |
| SRW wheat | $6.75/bu | December 2026 futures | CME Group via Yahoo Finance ↗ | |
| HRW wheat | $7.32/bu | December 2026 futures | CME Group via Yahoo Finance ↗ | |
| Live cattle | $222.88/cwt | December 2026 futures | CME Group via Yahoo Finance ↗ | |
| Feeder cattle | $334.35/cwt | November 2026 futures | CME Group via Yahoo Finance ↗ | |
| Lean hogs | $69.38/cwt | December 2026 futures | CME Group via Yahoo Finance ↗ |
The U.S. Grains & BioProducts Council escorted a Mexican buying group representing the dairy, cattle, swine, poultry and white corn sectors on a tour of Iowa, Nebraska and Kansas in early September 2026 to develop direct sourcing relationships with cooperatives, elevators and rail stakeholders. The group collectively purchases around 400,000 metric tons of U.S. corn and 80,000 metric tons of DDGS annually.
Argentina's bumper 2025/26 corn harvest of roughly 71.7 million tonnes is driving record export volumes to North Africa, displacing Ukrainian and EU supplies constrained by Black Sea disruptions and drought. Morocco, Egypt, and Algeria have all sharply increased purchases from Argentina in the first seven months of 2026, while Brazil's expanding ethanol sector is further tightening global export availability.
The U.S. Grains & BioProducts Council visited Nigerian feed industry stakeholders in September 2026 to promote least-cost formulation using U.S. corn, sorghum and co-products, including DDGS and corn gluten meal, ahead of an anticipated medium-term capacity increase of up to 1.5 million metric tons.
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.
The European Feed Manufacturers Federation (FEFAC) has projected a soybean meal supply gap of at least 5 million tonnes in the EU for the 2026-27 marketing year, driven by drought, Black Sea trade disruptions, and sourcing constraints tied to the EU Deforestation Regulation. The federation estimates the combined cost impact on the EU feed and livestock sector could reach approximately EUR 1.4 billion and has called on EU institutions to act urgently to protect feed security.
Vietnam's SPS Office has reported that the EU, China, and the Middle East-Africa region issued 254 food safety and phytosanitary notifications between the start of 2026 and 15 September, with tighter pesticide residue limits, stricter registration and traceability rules, and new labelling requirements that could directly affect Vietnamese agricultural and food exports.
US poultry by-product meal prices climbed close to all-time highs in early September 2026, rising 18.7% in a month as constrained global fishmeal availability pushed aquafeed formulators toward alternative proteins. Both IFFO and the FAO flagged continued tightness in fishmeal markets, driven by lower fishing quotas in South America and sustained aquaculture demand in China.
