| Name | Value | Date | Basis | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corn | $4.97/bu | December 2026 futures | CME Group via Yahoo Finance ↗ | |
| Soybeans | $12.77/bu | November 2026 futures | CME Group via Yahoo Finance ↗ | |
| Soybean meal | $347.00/US ton | December 2026 futures | CME Group via Yahoo Finance ↗ | |
| Soybean oil | $0.6863/lb | December 2026 futures | CME Group via Yahoo Finance ↗ | |
| SRW wheat | $6.83/bu | December 2026 futures | CME Group via Yahoo Finance ↗ | |
| HRW wheat | $7.34/bu | December 2026 futures | CME Group via Yahoo Finance ↗ | |
| Live cattle | $221.40/cwt | December 2026 futures | CME Group via Yahoo Finance ↗ | |
| Feeder cattle | $331.07/cwt | November 2026 futures | CME Group via Yahoo Finance ↗ | |
| Lean hogs | $70.08/cwt | December 2026 futures | CME Group via Yahoo Finance ↗ |
ADM has inaugurated a new early-nutrition aquafeed facility in Tianjin, China — its second globally dedicated to hatchery and nursery feeds after its long-established Belgium plant. With an annual design capacity of approximately 5,000 tons, the site will serve customers in China and across the Asia-Pacific region, targeting fish and shrimp during early growth stages.
CBOT soybean futures held firm on 21 September 2026, with the November 2026 contract trading around 1,310 US-cent/bu, supported by record-pace U.S. export sales and continued Chinese buying, even as managed-money funds began reducing historically elevated net long positions and crude oil weakness capped gains in soybean oil.
Freshpet's share price has dropped approximately 18% over the past month to around US$61, even as the fresh pet food manufacturer reports improving margins and continued digital sales growth. Analyst price targets remain well above the current trading level, while the company's five-year shareholder return remains deeply negative.
Grain futures rose overnight on 21 September 2026 as China's state-owned firms purchased at least 260,000 tonnes of U.S. soybeans days before a presidential summit in Washington, while U.S. and Chinese officials began preparatory trade talks in New York. Soybean meal, corn and wheat futures all gained, though progress on China's broader $17 billion annual farm-goods commitment remains limited.
Palm oil prices face near-term downward pressure after Malaysia reported higher August inventories and weaker exports, while speculation mounts that India could reduce import duties on edible oils, adding further headwinds to global palm prices.
Qatar's new Law No. 12 of 2026 on Animal Health has received broad support from local livestock owners and breeders, who say it strengthens disease prevention, tightens import controls and reinforces food security for a sector that reached approximately 1.1 million head of livestock at end-2024.
India's 2026 southwest monsoon has fallen roughly 15% below normal, reducing kharif maize sowings by around 2.2% and raising domestic supply concerns. Meanwhile, Ukrainian and EU corn prices have eased, keeping global feed grain markets broadly soft despite the weather-driven uncertainty in South Asia.
A new analysis of EU RASFF data covering 2020–2024 finds that aflatoxins accounted for 84 percent of mycotoxin-related food and feed notifications, with products originating outside the EU implicated in 90 percent of cases. Researchers from the University of Córdoba and CSIC found no statistically significant long-term upward trend in notifications despite a record 663 in 2024.
An unprecedented drought in Austria has sharply reduced 2026 autumn crop yields, with potatoes down 50–70%, soybeans more than 50%, and grain maize nearly 30% versus the five-year average. The shortfalls are tightening feed ingredient and raw material availability for domestic processors and neighbouring EU markets, pushing up procurement costs for livestock producers and feed formulators.
Animal nutrition and feed additives company Adisseo has named Li Bo as its new chairman and chief executive officer, succeeding Dr. Hao Zhigang. Li was elected to the board chairmanship on 11 September 2026 and will assume the CEO role on 1 November 2026, bringing experience from the energy and chemicals sectors to lead the company's methionine, specialties, and vitamin businesses.
Indian soybean prices are consolidating at elevated levels in September 2026, supported by weaker domestic crop output, patchy monsoon conditions in key growing states, and trade estimates pointing to record imports approaching 1 million tonnes for the current oil year. FOB New Delhi prices for sortex-clean soybeans remain stable at 0.87 EUR/kg, well above global benchmarks, while mandi prices fluctuate around the mid-₹6,000/quintal range.
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.
