Riley Smith
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U.S. Export Sales Report (10-1-26) (opens the original)
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Following yesterday’s bearish Quarterly Grain Stocks report, this week’s export sales came in mixed for corn and soybeans. Allendale commodity broker Greg McBride said the corn sales are still behind the USDA’s expectations, which will likely cause a correction to be made in the October WASDE report. https://d30hko96l9xirl.cloudfront.net/Iowamediafolder/2026/10/1001-exports-1.mp3 On the other hand, McBride said this week’s soybean sales rebounded, but there are concerns over the fact that China
Old Farmer’s Almanac predicting a stormy first half of winter (opens the original)
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Fall has officially started, and already a lot of focus is on what the weather might look like this winter. According to the Old Farmer’s Almanac, the first half of this coming winter might be similar to the winter of 1997-1998, which was one of the warmest and wettest winters in U.S. history. Carol Connare, editor-in-chief of the Old Farmer’s Almanac said the comparison is focused on precipitation, temperatures, and timing. https://d30hko96l9xirl.cloudfront.net/Iowamediafolder/2026/10/09292026-
NPPC says a Prop 12 fix is still within reach (opens the original)
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The National Pork Producers Council continues pushing lawmakers to address California’s Proposition 12 through the next farm bill debate. NPPC President Rob Brenneman, who is also an Iowa pork producer himself, said the organization believes a fix would benefit both farmers and consumers. https://d30hko96l9xirl.cloudfront.net/Iowamediafolder/2026/09/brenneman-01.mp3 Brenneman said the industry’s focus is now on keeping the issue alive as lawmakers work through the farm bill process. https://d30h
NASS reports corn ending stocks 35% higher than last year (opens the original)
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Higher than expected corn production numbers were negative for the grain markets today and implied lower demand. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), old crop corn stocks on hand as of September 1st, 2026, totaled 2.10 billion bushels, up 35% from the same day last year. Allendale commodity broker Greg McBride said this is significantly above what we saw in the September WASDE report a couple weeks ago. https://d30hko96l9xirl.cloudfro
AFBF study shows ineffectiveness of U.S. beef import plan (opens the original)
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Roughly one month after the Trump administration announced its plan to import beef in an effort to combat high prices at the grocery store, data is showing that prices have not been significantly lowered. New analysis shows that the plan to lower tariffs on imported beef has not delivered the intended goal of reducing consumer prices. Faith Parum, an economist at the American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF), said the AFBF studied beef prices at 41 grocery stores during the month of September to me
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