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Soybean futures higher overnight on China purchases. Corn sales drop to marketing-year low in week through Jan. 1. Winter storms expected in the US Southern Plains.

2026 ushers in a fresh start, agricultural economists say the U.S. farm economy has stopped sliding, but it’s far from fully healed.

Soybean, grain futures little change overnight. Ethanol output falls, inventories jump. Rain, Snow expected in parts of Nebraska, Iowa.

A new set of Dietary Guidelines were released Wednesday, and, according to the USDA, they deliver a clear message to Americans to “eat real food."