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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Quote of the Day
"It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent; it is the one that is most adaptable to change."
Futures
@C - CORN - CBOT
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Mar 26
418'6
-2'6
421'6
422'4
418'4
421'4
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May 26
428'0
-2'4
430'6
431'2
427'4
430'4
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Jul 26
435'4
-2'4
438'0
438'4
435'0
438'0
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Sep 26
434'4
-4'2
438'0
438'4
434'2
438'6
05:39A
@S - SOYBEANS - CBOT
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Jan 26
1034'6
0'0
1033'0
05:38A
Mar 26
1041'6
-7'2
1050'0
1052'2
1041'4
1049'0
05:39A
May 26
1055'0
-6'6
1063'6
1065'0
1054'6
1061'6
05:39A
Jul 26
1069'2
-6'2
1078'6
1078'6
1069'2
1075'4
05:39A
@BO - SOYBEAN OIL - CBOT
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Jan 26
50.11
49.82
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Mar 26
50.39
0.12
50.40
50.61
50.15
50.27
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May 26
50.89
0.12
50.80
51.11
50.65
50.77
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Jul 26
51.19
0.09
51.31
51.43
50.96
51.10
05:39A
@SM - SOYBEAN MEAL - CBOT
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Jan 26
2958
2946
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Mar 26
2960
- 23
2980
2982
2960
2983
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May 26
2998
- 22
3020
3020
2998
3020
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Jul 26
3047
- 23
3067
3067
3047
3070
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@W - WHEAT - CBOT
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Mar 26
509'4
-1'6
512'2
513'0
508'0
511'2
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May 26
521'2
-1'4
523'4
524'4
519'4
522'6
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Jul 26
534'4
-1'2
536'6
537'2
532'4
535'6
05:38A
Sep 26
548'6
-1'0
551'0
551'2
547'0
549'6
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@KW - KC HRW WHEAT - CBOT
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Mar 26
522'6
-4'0
526'0
527'2
521'2
526'6
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May 26
534'2
-3'6
537'6
538'2
533'0
538'0
05:40A
Jul 26
547'6
-3'6
551'4
551'4
546'2
551'4
05:39A
Sep 26
563'4
-2'6
564'4
565'6
561'0
566'2
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@MW - HARD RED SPRING WHEAT MPLS - MGE
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Mar 26
5.6950
0.0375
5.6550
5.7100
5.6500
5.6575
05:36A
May 26
5.8000
0.0375
5.7800
5.8150
5.7800
5.7625
05:18A
Jul 26
5.9200
0.0325
5.9050
5.9225
5.8925
5.8875
05:12A
Sep 26
6.0725
0.0150
6.0750
6.0875
6.0725
6.0575
05:12A
@GF - FEEDER CATTLE - CME
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Jan 26
362.600
1.325
361.400
362.600
360.325
362.050s
01/12
@LE - LIVE CATTLE - CME
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Feb 26
235.375
1.525
234.125
236.225
233.950
235.250s
01/12
@HE - LEAN HOGS - CME
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Feb 26
84.500
-0.875
85.225
85.350
83.775
84.425s
01/12
@EU - EURO FX - CME
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Jan 26
1.167000
-0.000550
1.167000
1.167700
1.165750
1.167550
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@AD - AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR - CME
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Jan 26
0.670000
-0.001500
0.671200
0.671200
0.669850
0.671500
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@JY - JAPANESE YEN - CME
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Jan 26
0.0062975
-0.0000290
0.0063335
0.0063335
0.0062950
0.0063265
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My Custom Markets
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Did You Know?
In 1877 the Desert Land Act encouraged development of irrigation in arid lands. It offered land at 25 cents per acre if irrigated and cultivated for 3 years
Fact courtesy of the USDA
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