Agriculture News
Soybeans are firmer this morning, while corn and wheat are weaker following two-sided trade overnight.
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The firmer tone from overnight is expected to carry over to daytime trade.
Corn and wheat futures posted corrective gains overnight, while soybeans also traded higher despite weakness in soymeal.
Chicago Federal Reserve says Midwest farmland values rose 12%
Soybeans are expected to open with a firmer tone. Corn and wheat are expected to open mixed.
Export sales data for week ended Feb. 2 showed net cotton sales of 262,800 RB, which was up 54% from the previous week and 58% from the prior 4-week average.
Soybeans are firmer this morning on followthrough buying, while corn and wheat are pivoting on either side of unchanged.
Cash soybean meal price tops $500 for the first time since August.
Cash hog prices show signs of a seasonal low.
The data failed to move markets much from where they were trading ahead of USDA’s reports.
USDA reported ending stocks for corn, soybeans and wheat higher than pre-report estimates.
The mostly firmer tone overnight is expected to carry over to daytime trade as traders await USDA’s reports later this morning.
Grain and soy futures traded solidly higher overnight, led by old-crop soybeans.
USDA forecasts net farm income will decline $25.9 billion (15.9%) from last year to $136.9 billion, driven partly by an expected $5.4 billion (34.4%) drop in direct government payments.
Farmer sentiment was up 11 points (9%) from year in January, according to the Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer.
Rather directionless trade is expected this morning as traders prepare for Wednesday’s USDA reports.
Soybean futures recouped a portion of Monday’s losses overnight, while the corn market gave back yesterday’s gains and wheat futures showed a mixed tone.
The focus for the U.S. balance sheets will be the usage forecast, while the global focus will be on production.