Corn and wheat futures are slightly lower with soybeans slightly higher ahead of USDA’s reports. Cattle futures are mildly lower with lean hogs up slightly to start the week...
Quiet, two-sided trade was seen overnight as traders awaited USDA’s reports later this morning.
Key for the corn production number will be the implied ear weight USDA uses.
Corn and wheat futures posted solid corrective gains overnight, while soybeans built on Thursday’s modest gains.
The U.S. Climate Prediction Center (CPC) now says there are 91% odds La Niña will persist through the September-November timeframe and 54% chances it lasts through January-March 2023.
Drought improvement was seen in Texas, but conditions worsened in the Central and Northern Plains, along with areas of the Midwest.
Grain and soybean futures traded both sides of unchanged overnight, with corn weaker while soybeans and wheat are firmer this morning.
There is an expected weakening of demand over the next six to 12 months.
Corn and soybean basis continues to weaken as early harvest begins.
The latest ENSO forecast model runs by the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) suggested that La Nina may last longer than previously suggested.

Brian Grete