| 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 ↗ |
Argentina's agro-industrial exports to the European Union increased 21% in value during the first four months the Mercosur-EU trade agreement was in provisional force, with tariff-reduced products posting an even steeper 44% gain, according to Argentina's Secretariat of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries.
Spanish plant-based protein producer Elian has received a €40 million (US$45.66M) investment from Spain's state-owned COFIDES, giving the institution a 13.8% minority stake, as the company advances a broader €300 million expansion of its soy processing hub at the Port of Barcelona targeting completion in early 2028.
A Chinese study published in September 2026 reports that single-cell protein derived from the bacterium Ralstonia eutropha H16 can substitute soybean meal in broiler chicken diets at inclusion levels up to 8%, maintaining growth performance while improving antioxidant capacity, immune status, and gut health.
Flour Mills of Nigeria Plc (FMN Group) has appointed Akbar Ali Shah as its new Managing Director. Shah brings over two decades of FMCG experience, including senior leadership at Reckitt's Sub-Saharan African business, and will oversee grain milling, food processing, and feed milling operations as the group continues to expand across Nigeria's food and agro-industrial value chains.
Strong soybean meal exports from Argentina — close to 3 million tonnes in August 2026 — driven by sustained buying from the EU, Vietnam, Türkiye and Indonesia, are keeping Argentine crushing margins attractive and supporting global soybean demand. FOB soybean prices in Ukraine, the US and China remained broadly flat in euro terms in mid-September, while emerging weather risks in Brazil's Mato Grosso introduce potential upside price risk later in the 2026/27 season.
