Markets analyst Naomi Blohm breaks down how record corn supplies and massive global soybean stocks leave weather as a key price driver, and offers insights into marketing grain in 2026.

China’s state stockpiler Sinograin purchased at least 10 cargoes of U.S. soybeans on Friday, or at least 600,000 metric tons, for shipment in April and May, capping an active week of buying by the world's top importer, three traders with knowledge of the deals said.

Hope isn’t a strategy, especially in a market this uncertain. Here’s how to stay proactive with your grain marketing decisions.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Thursday that China has agreed to buy 12 million metric tons of American soybeans during the current season through January and has committed to buying 25 million tons annually for the next three years as part of a larger trade agreement with Beijing.

U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley said Tuesday he is hopeful the Trump administration will come up with a plan to “improve morale among farmers” in response to the apparent loss of the Chinese soybean export market.