Drought now covers 70% of corn areas and 63% of soybeans.
Corn, soybean and winter wheat futures are expected to open mildly weaker, though selling should be more subdued than price action over the past week.
Corn, soybeans and wheat posted two-sided trade overnight as markets calmed from recent volatile price action.
Cash corn and soybean prices plunge amid sharp declines in futures.
Grain and soy futures are expected to open sharply lower after active followthrough selling overnight.
Soybeans, wheat and new-crop corn futures faced followthrough selling overnight, while July corn futures pivoted around unchanged.
Grain and soy futures will open sharply lower after heavy selling overnight.
Despite sharper-than-expected declines in corn and soybean crop condition ratings, those markets traded sharply lower overnight amid forecasts for improved rain chances. Wheat also traded sharply lower overnight.
The CCI ratings are now 8.6% below year-ago for both corn and soybeans.
Soybean and wheat futures are off to a strong start with corn futures mixed. Cattle futures are choppy to mostly lower with lean hogs are higher on support from the cash market...

Brian Grete