Iowa Cash Corn Prices Down 17 Cents in a Week, to $4.40 a Bushel

Timothy Jensen

Published on: 12/10/2026

The average Iowa cash corn bid moved 17 cents lower over the week, to $4.40 a bushel. Cash soybeans closed the week at $12.32 a bushel across Iowa. These are USDA's Iowa cash bids and the nearby futures closes for the week of October 5-9, 2026.

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USDA Has Raised Its Corn Carryout 18% Since September

Timothy Jensen

Published on: 09/10/2026

USDA put 2026/27 U.S. corn carryout at 1,849 million bushels in the October 2026 WASDE, up 282 million from the month before.

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U.S. Soybean Export Sales Are 80% Ahead of Last Year's Pace

Timothy Jensen

Published on: 09/10/2026

U.S. soybean export commitments total 22.8 million metric tons, 80% more than at this point last year and 10% above the five-year average for this point of the marketing year. Barge freight from St. Louis stood at 723% of tariff. These are the figures USDA published Thursday, October 8.

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U.S. Diesel Stocks Are the Lowest for Early October in EIA's Record

Timothy Jensen

Published on: 09/10/2026

U.S. distillate stocks -- diesel and heating oil -- fell to 105.1 million barrels, below the lowest early October reading of the past five years (106.1 million barrels). Diesel averaged $6.199 a gallon at the pump. These are EIA's figures for the week ending October 02.

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