An agricultural economist at the University of Illinois says he expects commodity prices to remain low and stable in 2026. Joe Janzen says trade uncertainties and a large U.S. corn and soybean crop mean there’s not much room for improvement in prices. “USDA did release some numbers this fall where they cut the size of […]
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