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Corn price ($/bu, global) $4.97/bu +0.0% YoY On-highway diesel $4.796/gal +27.6% YoY Class III milk price $16.92/cwt
For farmers and ranchers · Tuesday, July 21, 2026

The Numbers

Live indicators for Farmer.news.

Monthly · IMF global price via FRED
$4.97/bu
+0.0% YoY

Corn price ($/bu, global)

Number one revenue driver for row-crop growers; moves every budget projection.

as of Jun 1, 2026 IMF global price via FRED →
🟢 Weekly
$4.796/gal
+27.6% YoY

On-highway diesel

The largest field-operations input cost, flowing through to every acre of production.

as of Jul 13, 2026 EIA via FRED
🟢 Monthly
$16.92/cwt

Class III milk price

USDA-announced manufacturing milk price is the dairy producer's paycheck benchmark.

as of May 1, 2026 USDA AMS
🟢 Monthly
$784/ton
+9.6% YoY

DAP fertilizer price (Gulf)

Second-biggest crop input after fuel; fertilizer cost drives per-acre profitability.

as of Jun 1, 2026 USDA AgTransport
🟢 Daily
$2.27/lb

Live cattle futures

Sets livestock-producer margins and signals whether to hold or sell.

as of Jul 20, 2026 Yahoo Finance (CME live cattle)
🟢 Daily
$12.28/bu

Soybean futures (CBOT/CME)

Second core cash crop; China-demand shifts can move prices overnight.

as of Jul 21, 2026 Yahoo Finance (CBOT soybeans)
🟢 Weekly
38.88%

US Drought Monitor / crop condition

Real-time yield risk directly moves commodity prices and triggers crop insurance claims.

as of Jul 14, 2026 UNL / USDA NASS QuickStats

Updated Jul 21, 2026, 9:02 AM UTC