DTN Ag Policy Blog
Chris Clayton
DTN Ag Policy Editor
Monday, January 12, 2026 6:40AM CST
Speaking before Farm Bureau members, leaders of the House and Senate Agriculture Committees said their priorities next year center on strengthening risk management tools, expanding credit and loan programs, fixing the H-2A guestworker system, and restoring stability in export and domestic markets.
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Tuesday, January 6, 2026 7:50AM CST
Quote of the Day
"The early bird gets the worm, and the early worm gets eaten."
Futures
@C - CORN - CBOT
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Mar 26
422'4
0'4
422'4
425'0
421'4
422'0
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May 26
430'4
0'6
430'0
432'6
429'4
429'6
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Jul 26
437'0
1'0
436'0
438'6
436'0
436'0
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Sep 26
436'0
1'4
434'4
436'6
434'4
434'4
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@S - SOYBEANS - CBOT
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Mar 26
1052'0
9'4
1043'4
1058'2
1041'4
1042'4
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May 26
1064'2
9'2
1056'2
1070'0
1054'2
1055'0
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Jul 26
1076'2
8'0
1068'4
1082'4
1067'6
1068'2
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Aug 26
1073'4
8'0
1066'0
1079'2
1065'2
1065'4
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@BO - SOYBEAN OIL - CBOT
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Mar 26
52.13
1.15
51.02
52.92
50.37
50.98
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May 26
52.64
1.14
51.53
53.41
50.91
51.50
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Jul 26
52.92
1.07
51.91
53.67
51.26
51.85
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Aug 26
52.75
1.03
51.85
53.45
51.18
51.72
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@SM - SOYBEAN MEAL - CBOT
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Mar 26
2909
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2920
2945
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2919
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May 26
2958
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2965
2991
2948
2965
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Jul 26
3012
- 5
3017
3042
3002
3017
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Aug 26
3031
- 5
3036
3059
3022
3036
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@W - WHEAT - CBOT
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Mar 26
514'6
2'2
512'4
517'2
512'4
512'4
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May 26
525'6
2'0
523'6
528'4
523'4
523'6
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Jul 26
538'0
1'6
536'4
541'0
536'0
536'2
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Sep 26
552'2
1'6
551'4
554'6
550'4
550'4
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@KW - KC HRW WHEAT - CBOT
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Mar 26
525'0
2'6
522'0
528'0
522'0
522'2
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May 26
536'4
3'0
533'4
538'6
533'4
533'4
09:23A
Jul 26
548'6
2'4
547'0
551'4
546'6
546'2
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Sep 26
564'0
3'0
562'2
566'0
561'6
561'0
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@MW - HARD RED SPRING WHEAT MPLS - MGE
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Mar 26
5.6525
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5.6600
5.7025
5.6500
5.6700
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May 26
5.7625
-0.0200
5.7825
5.8150
5.7600
5.7825
09:23A
Jul 26
5.8800
-0.0175
5.9000
5.9225
5.8750
5.8975
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Sep 26
6.0500
-0.0150
6.0650
6.0850
6.0500
6.0650
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@GF - FEEDER CATTLE - CME
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Jan 26
366.900
2.150
365.025
367.500
365.025
364.750
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@LE - LIVE CATTLE - CME
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Feb 26
235.850
0.700
235.300
236.050
234.950
235.150
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@HE - LEAN HOGS - CME
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Feb 26
86.300
0.600
85.700
86.475
85.600
85.700
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@EU - EURO FX - CME
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Jan 26
1.160200
-0.003650
1.163950
1.164100
1.159350
1.163850
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@AD - AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR - CME
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Jan 26
0.669750
0.001750
0.668350
0.670050
0.667500
0.668000
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@JY - JAPANESE YEN - CME
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Jan 26
0.0063015
-0.0000100
0.0063095
0.0063165
0.0062945
0.0063115
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My Custom Markets
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Did You Know?
In 1873 Aberdeen-Angus bulls were imported from Scotland
Fact courtesy of the USDA
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