Your Pro Farmer Newsletter (January 31, 2026) is now available

The beginning of the week featured impressive gains across the agricultural complex while outside market volatility spilled into the market as the week went on. Trump spoke in Iowa and E15 was a major topic of discussion. A long government shutdown appears to be diverted, with little near-term implications. Trump outlaid his pick for the Fed chair on the heels of an announcement that the Fed was keeping rates unchanged. Brazilian production estimates still continue to creep higher, especially in soybeans where early yields are good, though dryness in Argentina has begun to garner more attention, with crop consultant Michael Cordonnier cutting his estimates for the country, We cover this and much more in this week’s newsletter.