August 31, 2026 - Grains and Cattle

Supply/Demand report summary; export sales; technical review of grain markets; cattle futures performing well; cash steady/higher; boxed beef mixed and cash feeders higher.

Soybeans lead grains higher; Supply/Demand report today; South American production estimates; weather conditions look to improve; cattle futures higher while cash stays quiet; boxed beef lower; cash feeders higher.

Grain space lower on wheat selling; markets waiting for Friday's Supply/Demand report; South American production estimates rising for old and new crop; STATS Canada stocks update; weather outlook; cattle futures mixed as cash trade stays quiet; boxed beef mixed on good volume; very light cash feeder volume.

Wheat leads grains space higher on lack of progress with peace talks; crop progress update; export inspections; cattle futures higher; cash quiet; boxed beef mixed; cash feeders lower; weekly cash summary; pasture condition update.

Wheat ran into profit taking last week; weekend Ukraine/Russia truce talks failed; shipping costs soaring for Russia; markets waiting for Friday's Supply/Demand report; Commitment-of-Traders report showed huge buying in grains space; cattle futures mixed for the week; cash steady; boxed beef mixed; cash feeders higher.

Grains open sharply lower on Black Sea export hopes, but regain much of the losses; solid export sales; Southern Hemisphere wheat prospects look good so far; cattle futures higher; cash steady; boxed beef lower; cash feeders mixed.

Grains under pressure after Putin suggests peace is possible; weather improving for Midwest but stays hot and dry for the plains; cattle futures lower; cash steady/lower; boxed beef under pressure with light volume; cash feeders mixed.

Soybeans lead grain space strongly higher; Russia declines offer for trade corridor; Australia raising wheat production estimate; cattle futures weaker; cash steady/higher; boxed beef higher; cash feeders higher.

Wheat regains some losses after early pressure; Russia being pressured to agree on a grain corridor; Australia increases wheat production estimates; EPA rules on SRE; soybean conditions decline; Brazil planting season fully underway; cattle futures higher; cash steady with last week; boxed beef lower on huge volume; cash feeders lower for 13th day; weekly cash summary.

Grains surged higher last week on weather and wars; Black Sea grain exports less than half of normal; Turkey urging Russia to accept transportation truce; Iran war escalating again; hot and dry weather returning to US crop areas further threatening yields; cattle futures lower on weaker cash; boxed beef mixed; cash feeders lower.