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WILLAg Radio Week 40 in Review

  • October 3, 2026

  • Todd Gleason

The following is a summary of the WILLAg.org content from the work week ending October 2, 2026. WILLAg.org is a partnership of Illinois Public Media and University of Illinois Extension. Its mission is to distribute regionally, nationally, and internationally information and analysis of commodity markets and agricultural weather.
Agricultural Markets Synthesis
Agricultural commodity markets throughout the week were dominated by the fallout from the USDA Grain Stocks report, ongoing trade friction with China, and the logistical challenges of fall harvest.…

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WILLAg Radio Week 39 in Review

  • September 26, 2026

  • Todd Gleason

The following is a summary of the WILLAg.org content from the work week ending September 25, 2026. WILLAg.org is a partnership of Illinois Public Media and University of Illinois Extension. Its mission is to distribute regionally, nationally, and internationally information and analysis of commodity markets and agricultural weather.
Agricultural Markets Synthesis
Commodity markets throughout the week navigated harvest progression, macroeconomic headwinds, and shifting expectations surrounding U.S.–China trade relations. On Monday, Ben Brown (University of Missouri Extension/FAPRI) reported that early-week rallies in corn and soybeans were supported by rising energy prices and optimism regarding an upcoming meeting between President Trump and President Xi Jinping.…

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WILLAg Radio Week 38 in Review

  • September 19, 2026

  • Todd Gleason

The following is a summary of the WILLAg.org content from the work week ending September 18, 2026. WILLAg.org is a partnership of Illinois Public Media and University of Illinois Extension. Its mission is to distribute regionally, nationally, and internationally information and analysis of commodity markets and agricultural weather.
Agricultural Markets Synthesis
Throughout the week, agricultural commodity markets were shaped by early harvest progress, surging energy-related transportation surcharges, speculative fund activity, and geopolitical and macroeconomic developments.…

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WILLAg Radio Week 37 in Review

  • September 12, 2026

  • Todd Gleason

The following is a summary of the WILLAg.org content from the work week ending September 11, 2026. WILLAg.org is a partnership of Illinois Public Media and University of Illinois Extension. Its mission is to distribute regionally, nationally, and internationally information and analysis of commodity markets and agricultural weather.
Agricultural Markets Synthesis
Early in the week, Naomi Blohm (Total Farm Marketing) noted quiet post-holiday trade for corn and soybeans, observing that corn closed below key moving averages and required fresh bullish news to avoid a pullback.…

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WILLAg Radio Week 36 in Review

  • September 5, 2026

  • Todd Gleason

The following is a summary of the WILLAg.org content from the work week ending September 4, 2026. WILLAg.org is a partnership of Illinois Public Media and University of Illinois Extension. Its mission is to distribute regionally, nationally, and internationally information and analysis of commodity markets and agricultural weather.
Agricultural Markets Synthesis
Throughout the week, agricultural markets experienced multi-year highs driven by strong demand, geopolitical friction, and weather-related supply concerns, before softening ahead of the holiday weekend.…

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WILLAg Radio Week 35 in Review

  • August 29, 2026

  • Todd Gleason

The following is a summary of the WILLAg.org content from the work week ending August 28, 2026. WILLAg.org is a partnership of Illinois Public Media and University of Illinois Extension. Its mission is to distribute regionally, nationally, and internationally information and analysis of commodity markets and agricultural weather.
Agricultural Markets Synthesis
Agricultural markets experienced a significant late-summer rally driven by supply-side reductions, escalating geopolitical tensions, and robust global demand. Wheat led the broader grain complex higher—surging as much as 45 cents in a limit move—due to intensifying military conflicts and export infrastructure disruptions in the Russia-Ukraine Black Sea corridor.…

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Aug 28 | Climate Review and Weather Update

  • August 28, 2026

  • Todd Gleason

by Trent Ford, State Climatologist
ISWS PRI University of Illinois
We had a lovely weather week, seemingly rare for this year. Average temperatures this week ranged from the mid-60s in northern Illinois to high 70s in southern Illinois, between 1 and 4 degrees below average. Lower humidity allowed for some very comfortable overnight temperatures, and even a few – dare I say – nippy early mornings. Some of the more impressive nighttime low temperatures this week included 49 in Elgin and 51 in Danville.…

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WILLAg Radio Week 34 in Review

  • August 22, 2026

  • Todd Gleason

The following is a summary of the WILLAg.org content from the work week ending August 21, 2026. WILLAg.org is a partnership of Illinois Public Media and University of Illinois Extension. Its mission is to distribute regionally, nationally, and internationally information and analysis of commodity markets and agricultural weather.
Agricultural Markets Synthesis
Throughout the week, agricultural commodity markets experienced a counter-seasonal rally supported by evidence of potentially lower corn yields relative to earlier USDA forecasts, but primarily driven by late-season demand for U.S.…

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WILLAg Radio Week 33 in Review

  • August 15, 2026

  • Todd Gleason

The following is a summary of the WILLAg.org content from the work week ending August 14, 2026. WILLAg.org is a partnership of Illinois Public Media and University of Illinois Extension. Its mission is to distribute regionally, nationally, and internationally information and analysis of commodity markets and agricultural weather.
Agricultural Markets Synthesis
Throughout the week, agricultural commodity markets were primarily driven by the release of USDA’s August Crop Production and WASDE reports, escalating geopolitical turmoil in the Black Sea and Middle East,…

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WILLAg Radio Week 32 in Review

  • August 8, 2026

  • Todd Gleason

The following is a summary of the WILLAg.org content from the work week ending August 7, 2026. WILLAg.org is a partnership of Illinois Public Media and University of Illinois Extension. Its mission is to distribute regionally, nationally, and internationally information and analysis of commodity markets and agricultural weather.
Agricultural Markets Synthesis
Throughout the week, agricultural commodity markets exhibited a shifting dynamic from early technical bounces to cautious, sideways-to-lower trading driven by weather relief and pre-report positioning.…

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