Wheat futures led broad losses in the grain and soy complex during the overnight session as markets weakened amid technical selling and a lack of supportive news.
For the week ended Feb., USDA showed corn and wheat inspections up 230,000 MT and 112,000 from the previous week, while soybean inspections fell 420,000 MT after a 320,000 MT upward revision to last week's figure.
USDA showed soybean ending stocks rose 35 million bu. from January, while corn rose 10 million bu,. Meanwhile, 2023-24 global soybean carryover was notably higher than expectations.
Weekly soybean inspections during the week ended Feb. 1, rose more than 500,000 MT from the previous week and above the pre-report range. Meanwhile, corn inspections dropped 300,000 MT on the week.
Weekly soybean sales during the week ended Jan. 25 missed the pre-report range by over 330,000 MT, while soymeal sales exceeded expectations. Corn and wheat sales were within pre-report estimates.
A study from Sandro Steinbach and Yasin Yildirim of North Dakota St. Univ. and Xiting Zhuang of the University of Connecticut exams the current challenges in global shipping and their direct impact on U.S. agriculture.
During the week ended Jan. 18, weekly corn and soybean inspections dropped 233,127 MT and 117,068 MT, respectively, while wheat inspections rose 72,112 MT from the previous week's totals.