Corn futures posted double-digit gains overnight amid increased weather/crop concerns. Soybeans also traded higher, while wheat was narrowly mixed.
Quiet trade is expected in the grain and soy markets this morning as traders await USDA’s June crop reports.
Price action was relatively quiet overnight as traders await USDA’s crop reports later this morning.
The Drought Monitor showed 55% of the U.S. was covered by abnormal dryness/drought, up five percentage points from the previous week. USDA estimated drought covered 45% of corn production areas and 39% of soybeans.
Corn and soybeans are expected to open lower, while wheat is likely to favor the upside.
Corn faced mild followthrough selling overnight, while soybeans traded on both sides of unchanged and wheat firmed after earlier pressure.
Cash cattle and boxed beef prices surged again.
Choppy to mostly lower price action is expected as traders start to prepare for USDA’s reports on Friday.
Corn, soybeans and wheat posted two-sided trade overnight but are mostly firmer this morning.
Producer sentiment fell to its weakest reading since July 2022, triggered by crop price weakness.

Brian Grete