A WILD Week Leaves Grain Prices Back at Square One..

Weekly Grain Market Recap SOYBEANS Soybeans experienced significant volatility this week, driven primarily by renewed Chinese buying activity. Prices rallied early in the week on growing optimism around Chinese purchases following the trade war truce, with futures climbing nearly 3% on Monday to a 17-month high. The optimism was backed by concrete action as China’s state-owned COFCO purchased at least 840,000 metric tons for December and January shipment—China’s largest U.S. soybean purchase since January. The USDA confirmed multiple flash sales throughout the week totaling over 1.5 million metric tons to China for 2025/26 delivery. However, markets gave back gains mid-week…