Grain traders positioning ahead of Wednesday’s WASDE report.

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Aug. 7, 2026

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Sentiment in the July Ag Economists’ Monthly Monitor is improving and no one sees the downturn deepening, but interest rates, elevated input costs and corn’s shaky price outlook still cloud the path to 2027.

The Senate Agriculture Committee failed to advance its Farm Bill after a 10-11 vote yesterday, with disagreements over Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) cost-sharing preventing the measure from moving forward before Congress’s August recess.