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Record rainfall has flooded fields and delayed harvest across the Corn Belt. BAM Weather says the wet pattern isn’t finished. They say farmers should expect a wetter West, a drier East and a slow dry-out into October.

As Trump and Xi prepare to meet, economists say China’s soybean purchases have little to do with supply and demand — and everything to do with political favor and easing trade tensions.

Joe Marino is a canary in a coalmine: “I don’t want this to ever, ever happen to another farmer or small business owner or American.”

Jerry Gulke, president of the Gulke Group says at the same time the latest CFTC Commitment of Traders report showed the large speculator adding to their net long positions in corn and soybeans and have been extending that position since the week of July 6.

Naomi Blohm with Total Farm Marketing says the grain markets saw risk off selling by traders heading into the weekend as U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent was schedule to meet with his Chinese counterpart to lay the groundwork for the U.S. China Summit.

For Iowa corn growers, low-carbon intensity corn is becoming more than a conservation conversation. It’s increasingly tied to where ethanol markets are headed and whether farmers can capture some of the value they create.

Diesel costs for US farmers are double last year’s level, pressuring food transport and retail.