WEATHER

October is a big month for barge transportation on the Mississippi River, but restrictions are in place and the weather forecast shows little promise for improving water levels.

Corn fell 1.7 points on the CCI, while soy fell just 1.2 from last week

Nearly all the continental U.S. is expected to be hotter than average this fall

Corn and soybean acres in drought increased again this week

“A return of La Nina could aggravate an already exceptional drought in south-central Brazil that has resulted in one of the driest periods in over 90 years,” says South American Crop Consultant Dr. Michael Cordonnier.