On Aug. 6, 2025, soybean futures were slightly higher in overnight trading, a USDA outlook called for increased European Union grain production, and the National Weather Service forecast dangerous heat in parts of the Southern Plains. The prices and forecasts below describe what was reported that day; they are not current market quotes or weather conditions.
What happened to soybean futures on Aug. 6, 2025?
November soybean futures rose 3½¢ overnight to $9.94¼ per bushel, according to the Aug. 6 report from Agriculture.com / Successful Farming. The article attributed the modest gain to technical buying after prices had reached their lowest level since May earlier in the week. Favorable Corn Belt weather and uncertainty over tariffs and trade had weighed on prices. Rain was expected in parts of Iowa and Illinois later that week.
Other overnight prices reported on Aug. 6 were:
- Soybean meal: down 10¢ to $284.80 per short ton.
- Soybean oil: up 0.48¢ to 53.9¢ per pound.
- December corn futures: down ½¢ to $4.01½ per bushel.
- September wheat futures: down ½¢ to $5.07¾ per bushel.
- Kansas City wheat futures: up ½¢ to $5.05 per bushel.
The article also said, citing USDA figures, that the U.S. winter wheat harvest was 87% complete and the spring wheat harvest was 5% complete at the time.
What was reported about China’s soybean purchases?
As of the Aug. 6 report, China had not bought a cargo of U.S. soybeans for the season. The article attributed that observation to Karen Braun, an analyst at Zaner Ag Hedge, and described it as the latest start since 2005 at that point. Braun said that if China waited beyond that period, it would be the latest start since at least 1999, the limit of the USDA’s online database, and could put U.S.-China soybean trade “into uncharted waters.” This is a historical description of the situation reported that day, not a statement about current purchases.
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A report from the USDA’s office in Madrid, as summarized by Agriculture.com / Successful Farming on Aug. 6, forecast EU grain output at 279.2 million metric tons. That was above the office’s prior USDA outlook of 278.4 million metric tons and the 257.7 million metric tons produced the previous year.
| Measure | Aug. 6, 2025 outlook | Comparison reported |
|---|---|---|
| EU grain output | 279.2 million metric tons | 278.4 million in the prior outlook; 257.7 million produced the previous year |
| Harvested area | 49.2 million hectares (121.6 million acres) | 48.9 million hectares planted the previous year |
| Ending stocks | 29.5 million metric tons | 26.8 million in the prior forecast; 28 million stored a year earlier |
The Madrid office attributed the production outlook in part to increased planted area and improved yields in France, Romania and Germany. Ideal weather in Spain was expected to produce near-record yields. The report also noted a dry spell in France since spring: it said the dryness came too late to harm winter crops such as wheat and winter barley, but could stress spring-planted crops such as spring barley and corn, whose final yields would depend on August rainfall and temperatures.
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Where was high heat forecast in the Southern Plains?
The National Weather Service forecast, as reported on Aug. 6, called for triple-digit temperatures in parts of the Southern Plains. Heat indexes were expected to reach 105°F in parts of southwestern Kansas and the Oklahoma and Texas panhandles. Eastern Oklahoma and western Arkansas were also expected to exceed 100°F, with some counties potentially topping 105°F from Thursday through Saturday. Central Kansas was forecast to reach triple digits and stay hot through the weekend.
Those temperatures were forecasts published Aug. 6, 2025, not current conditions. The source article attributed them to the National Weather Service; it does not provide enough information here to identify a specific forecast office or update.
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