| 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 Investor Services analyst Chris Lehner reported softer cash cattle prices in the week to 2 October 2026, citing rising grocery costs, high fuel prices, and widespread consumer financial stress as headwinds for beef demand. Lean hog futures hit new contract lows on the same day, with cheap chicken seen as competing against pork.
The United States and China have agreed to pursue reciprocal tariff reductions covering $60 billion worth of goods, including US corn, wheat and meat as well as Chinese consumer products, following a presidential summit in Washington. Non-seed soybeans — the largest US agricultural export to China — were excluded from China's list, prompting criticism from the American Soybean Association and a sharp drop in Chicago soybean futures. The two sides also extended their trade truce through to 10 January and agreed on an agriculture working group.
Animal feed prices in Bangladesh have climbed nearly 7% since early August 2026, driven by sharp rises in corn, soybean meal and rice bran costs. Feed mills say they are still absorbing losses despite two price increases, while poultry farmers are cutting production and protests have erupted in several districts.
Japan's Dainichi Corporation is competing in the F3 Fish Farm Challenge 2025–2027, raising red seabream from juvenile stage to harvest on a diet free of marine-animal ingredients. The company is using soy protein concentrate and black soldier fly meal as principal alternatives, has invested in ingredient supplier Protenga, and is trialling AI-assisted feeding alongside hand feeding to optimise performance.
New Zealand dairy cooperative Fonterra has announced an incremental $1 billion investment over the next three years in the South Island to expand its protein manufacturing network and improve environmental performance, as the company reported a doubling of operating profit in fiscal year 2026.
The U.S. Grains & BioProducts Council participated in the APEC High-Level Public-Private Dialogue on Food Security in Dalian, China, alongside nearly 150 representatives from across the Asia-Pacific region, with a focus on U.S. sorghum trade, bilateral agricultural relations, and regional supply chain resilience.
Ukrainian corn FOB and FCA prices at Odesa edged lower on 24 September 2026 as active Black Sea export flows kept seller competition intense, while French FOB corn firmed and German EXW values held broadly steady. CMB News expects mostly stable to mildly softer indications across Brazil, Germany and Ukraine over the next three days.
US on-highway diesel hit an all-time record of $6.53 per gallon in the week of 21 September 2026, coinciding with the harvest season. The Trump administration is weighing a range of targeted measures — including dyed-diesel distribution, state tax relief and voluntary refiner concessions — after setting aside a 90-day export ban that energy officials and industry warned would backfire. USDA projects 2026 farm fuel and oil spending at $21.6 billion, up 28.8% from 2025.
Wageningen University & Research has launched the six-year VASCO project with almost €4 million in funding to convert protein-rich agricultural side streams — including rapeseed cake, potato waste and rejected legumes — currently used as animal feed or for biofuel into ingredients for human consumption. Fermentation and enzyme-assisted protein extraction are the two core processing routes.
Star Meat Delivery Inc. of Lucama, NC, is recalling 167,639 pounds of raw pork, beef, and goat products that were produced without federal inspection and labelled with a counterfeit USDA mark of inspection, according to the USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS). The products were distributed through a Georgia distributor to retail and restaurant locations nationwide.
The Philippines is exploring a more diversified aquafeed ingredient base as El Niño, global supply disruptions, and import dependence increase pressure on conventional feed sources, according to Ateneo de Manila University associate professor Janice A. Ragaza.
The South American rendering industry convened in Mendoza, Argentina, for the Reunion of the Americas (REAM) on 8–10 September 2026. Discussions centred on tightening fishmeal supply, surging export demand for Brazilian animal protein meals, shifting trade conditions for low-carbon feedstocks, and the growing interconnection of regional rendered-product markets.
