From JBS Souderton’s $30 million value-added pivot to Tyson’s Nebraska shutdown, the processing sector is restructuring around high-efficiency plants, heavier carcasses and automated lines.

Aug. 12, 2026

Cuts to yield were offset by increased acreage indications

USDA’s corn yield and ending stocks pegs landed below the average pre-report estimate, with harvested corn acres up by 1.2 million. Soybean production was slightly higher than expected despite a 0.3 bu. cut to yield due to a 1.4-million-acre-increase in harvested acres.

Corn, soybeans slightly higher on spillover strength from wheat

Major Ukraine drone strikes on main Russia Black Sea wheat-export terminals