Soybean futures pulled back early in overnight trade but have rebounded to post new contract highs this morning. Overnight price action was light and choppy in corn and wheat.
The wheat market faced profit-taking and corrective selling overnight following strong gains the first two days this week. Corn was pulled slightly lower by wheat, while soybeans favored the upside in two-sided trade.
Wheat futures found followthrough buying overnight amid heightened tensions with Russia and deteriorating U.S. winter wheat conditions, while the corn and soybean markets favored the downside in light, two-sided trade.
Individual state crop conditions ratings released on Monday showed further deterioration of the HRW wheat crop during January due to drought in the Plains.
It’s typical for frozen beef stocks to rise during December, though the increase was slightly greater than normal. It’s also normal for pork stocks to decline in December, though the drop was less than average.
Corn and soybeans are under pressure as wheat futures find support to start the week. Cattle futures are sharply lower as lean hog futures post corrective losses.
Wheat futures were supported by increased geopolitical tensions between Russia and Ukraine, while soybeans and corn were pressured by South American weather.
