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Spotty precipitation limited widespread shifts
2026 Weather Outlook: La Niña’s Quick Exit, El Niño’s Potential and the Signals Farmers Should Watch
Meteorologists predict a quick La Niña exit, with a 75% chance of transitioning to ENSO-neutral by Jan-March. Expect neutral conditions to persist through at least late spring with a growing chance of El Niño in 2026.
Grains were quiet overnight with corn, soybeans and wheat straying little from unchanged.
U.S. job cuts in December at 1.5-year low
The December Ag Economists’ Monthly Monitor shows the farm economy will likely stay strained into 2026. As crops face tight margins, biofuels policy — especially E15 and biomass-based diesel — could influence recovery.
Soybeans and wheat saw impressive gains overnight while corn struggled against the 200-day moving average.
December cattle trade delivered profit for 18th straight year
Rain coming to Plains, Midwest
With a New World screwworm case now less than 200 miles from the U.S. border, Seth Meyer says the growing threat adds risk and uncertainty for cattle producers making critical calving-season decisions.