Cedar Rapids Mill

Market Commentary 8/20/2026

Grain Markets continue to push with corn closing up a nickel, beans mixed, and wheat up 2. Crude oil continue to inch higher and is currently at $87. Livestock markets are mixed. Oats were down 9 today. The Dow is higher in the US Dollar is weaker today in financial markets. December futures are pushing up against top end resistance at $5.06, the May high, and $5.12, the contract high. From a technical standpoint, the contract is moving towards over bought. Pro Farmer Tour estimates are coming in lower than last year’s record crop and mixed against the 5 year average. New crop export sales are above average heading into this point of the marketing year, but below where this year’s record pace was a year ago by 32%. Have a good evening!

We can only take hopper bottom trailers for corn. Make sure hoppers are fully closed before driving off the dump.

Speed limit is 10mph 

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 Dent Corn Delivery at Cargill Cedar Rapids Corn Mill 

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