07/29/26 Afternoon CommStock Report – August Weather Outlook Improving/Brazil Expansion Pausing

The Commstock Report is a twice daily market report. 07/29/2026 August Weather Outlook Improving/Brazil Expansion Pausing PLEASE REFER TO THE BROKER COMMENTARY PAGE FOR UPDATES!! Click Above to Watch Brian’s Afternoon Market Update Not surprisingly, oppressive heat over the weekend chipped away at crop condition ratings with some regions reaching triple digits temps. While extreme heat continues to linger in North Dakota, the worst appears to be behind us as temperatures fall back within normal ranges. We keep hearing that crops look better than expected but will need a rain soon. The forecast does show a strong chance of widespread showers this next week bringing relief of 1″ or more in many areas. This rain won’t be enough to get us to the finish line, but it will be an extremely important rain as time has run out. Figure 1: Rainfall Forecast Through August 2nd Stress Degree Days are quickly accumulating, surpassing the 140-point day threshold, generally considered to be detrimental to yield in many areas in the Western Corn Belt. Follow the red line in the image below. Most of Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska and large portions of South Dakota are well past the threshold. There are regions in South Central South Dakota…