Your Pro Farmer Newsletter (January 24, 2026) is now available

Grains chopped sideways most of the week but did finish on a high note amid robust demand from the world market. Markets have quickly shifted from backward looking to forward looking, with soybeans vying to buy 2026 acres. E15 was pulled from legislation, causing a stir among farmers and farm state legislators. Trump added tariffs on EU goods amid negotiations over Greenland, but pulled them before the end of the week, citing a deal was struck. North Dakota State University does a deep dive in just how much IEEPA tariffs added to the farmers bottom line. The fight against NWS has reignited with cases creeping closer to the border. Some dryness in South America has caused production concerns, but early yields are looking good. We cover this and much more in this week’s newsletter.