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Weekly Posts
Beginning December 1, 2023, the Market News Blog switched to a new weekly format. For readers, this means that our blog posts moving forward will be published on each Friday and will offer a more well-rounded view of the markets. The new format allows us to distill and summarize highlights from multiple reports, commentaries, and analysis in our IQ Ingredient Intelligence platform and provide readers a macro-level view of key market factors. For a deeper dive into any market, including detailed commentaries, dynamic charts, price forecasts, and more, consider becoming an IQ subscriber. Learn more here.
September ethanol production remains strong
Updates on ethanol, sugar, soy complex, cocoa, tart cherry, and tariffs.
Record U.S. corn exports
Updates on corn, sugar, soy complex, cocoa, and tariffs.
Ethanol stocks 11% higher YOY
Updates on ethanol, sugar, soy complex, edible oils, cocoa, eggs, cattle on feed, and tariffs.
September 2026 WASDE updates
WASDE updates for corn, sugar, soy complex, and wheat, along with a tariff update.
About 75% of U.S. sugar beet & cane production in drought-affected areas
Updates on sugar, corn, wheat, and tariffs.
Pro Farmer’s August crop tour heightened concern about USDA’s corn overstatements
Updates on corn, sugar, soy complex, wheat, dairy, honey, and tariffs.
World sugar futures pushed near or above one-year highs
Updates on sugar, corn, palm oil, soy complex, and tariffs.
August 2026 WASDE updates
WASDE updates for corn, sugar, soy complex, and wheat.
Daily Posts
August 22, 2017 through November 30, 2023
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U.S. export demand for corn remains strong
Dec-23 corn futures began the week of Nov. 13 up sharply after reaching two-year lows back on Friday, Nov. 10 at $4.64 per bushel. [...]
Blazing pace for canola oil imports
EPA’s approval last December of canola oil as an advanced feedstock for renewable diesel has boosted imports in 2023. The U.S. imported 691,300 MT [...]
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