Spots are filling quickly for 2027 AgVentures. Due to strong demand, we’re offering two opportunities to experience soybean harvest in Brazil and have added a new destination in 2027: Argentina.

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Corn inspections plunged as soybean shipments surged, with China back in the U.S. market. U.S. corn is finding new buyers in Europe, but sales remain behind pace. Meanwhile, another $8 billion in aid and early 2027 acreage projections put planting decisions back in focus.

Diesel. Technically, this one probably belongs under What’s NOT. Through the first three weeks of October, on-highway diesel is averaging $6.22, more than double the 20-year October average near $2.80.

October is just the latest chapter in an expensive year, unfortunately. The energy market offers little hope of relief, with higher costs feeding straight into farm expenses and fertilizer. Brazil’s fertilizer imports through August were the smallest since 2023 at the highest average price since 2022, with urea purchases well behind. Less tonnage. Higher prices. Here in the U.S., those costs will weigh on fall application and spring planting decisions.