• August 7, 2026 – Corn crop condition ratings this week showed a 2% increase in corn rated very poor and poor. Good and excellent was down 2%. USDA will update its yield estimate for the 2026 corn crop next week. The grain use focus this week is fuel.

• August 2, 2026 – Corn crop condition ratings last week showed an increase the share rated very poor and poor. Good and excellent was down. The focus of this week’s grain use category is exports.

• July 25, 2026 – This newsletter provides a comprehensive outlook on U.S. feed grains, crop conditions, livestock inventories, and market prices for the week ending July 24, 2026.

• July 18, 2026 – Corn crop condition ratings held steady last week with about 1/3rd of the crop reaching the silking stage. The grain use section this week looks at fuel use.

Mark Welch
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Economist
600 John Kimbrough Blvd
TAMU 2124
College Station, Texas 77843
Tel. (979)845-8011
Fax. (979)845-4906
JMWelch(at)tamu.edu

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