| 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 ↗ |
Persistent port congestion, container imbalances and route disruptions are keeping ocean freight costs elevated for agricultural shippers even as some trade lanes through the Red Sea and Suez Canal show signs of partial normalization, according to CMB News.
A rapidly intensifying El Niño is tightening water levels at the Panama Canal and prompting precautionary draft restrictions, according to an analysis by agribusiness consultant Alê Delara published by CZ App on 17 September 2026. The weather event could raise US Gulf-to-Asia shipping costs, eroding US soybean and corn competitiveness and redirecting Asian demand toward Brazil — but the same climate risks that could lift Brazilian export premiums also threaten its domestic harvest and push up farm input costs.
