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Ag Marketing IQ: USDA corn supply and demand numbers reveal the potential for a pattern similar to late 2024 and January 2025, which led to a rally. If that happens again, farmers could see a return to $4.50-$4.70. Here are four things farmers can do to capitalize on higher corn prices.

With Harvest ‘25 in the rearview mirror and snow blanketing the entire Midwest, shouldn’t we have plenty of time to look back and reflect? I’m thinking a week by the fireplace to just bring up your yield maps, look back at those beneficial rain events and determine which hybrids will or won’t make the cut.

But we all know how quickly agriculture moves. We don’t have that kind of time. The day the combine made its last pass this fall, most of us already had shifted our focus to finishing off 2025 marketing plans, monitoring South American crop progress and prepping for Plant ‘26. It’s definitely “Full steam ahead!”

However, if you can give me just 10 minutes today, I’d like to show you how 2025 might have a story to tell about what could be in store for 2026.

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