Agriculture News
USDA will release its Annual Production Summary, Supply & Demand Report, Winter Wheat Seedings and Quarterly Grain Stocks Report on Thursday.
Bears tightened their grip on the grain and soy markets overnight after a disappointing finish on Monday. Lower price action is expected this morning.
Heavier selling pressure was seen in grain and soy futures overnight, especially the soybean and winter wheat markets, after disappointing finishes on Monday.
Weekly export inspections for week ended Jan. 5 revealed wheat inspections up over 116,001 MT from the previous week’s tally, while corn and soybeans were well below.
Corn and wheat are expected to open lower, with soybeans likely to trade higher initially this morning.
Short-term trend turns sideways for corn and SRW; trend now lower for lean hog futures.
Soybeans and wheat mildly favored the upside in quiet overnight trade, while corn traded on both sides of unchanged.
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Weekly export sales for week ended Dec. 29 revealed mild wheat sales, missing low-end expectations by nearly 153,000 MT. Corn sales were also shy by 81,000 MT and soybeans landed on the low range.
Grain and soy futures are expected to open firmer on corrective buying, though it has been a struggle to find sustained buying during daytime trade on bounce attempts this week.
Corn, soybeans and wheat were supported by corrective buying overnight after heavy selling pressure earlier this week.
As of Jan. 3, 70% of the U.S. was covered by abnormal dryness/drought, down four percentage points from the previous week and 15 points below the peak in early November.
Corn and soybeans failed to hold earlier corrective gains late in overnight trade and are expected to open lower this morning.
Corn, soybeans and wheat firmed overnight amid mild corrective buying following sharp losses the first two trading sessions of the new year.
Farmers National Company reports strong gains in farmland prices.
Basis declined for corn and soybeans over the past week but remained positive and above average.
Soybeans are expected to trade higher on corrective buying. Corn and wheat are likely to face followthrough selling.
Soybeans were supported by corrective buying overnight, while corn and wheat faced followthrough selling.
Corn, wheat and soybean export inspections for week ended Dec. 29 fell notably below the previous week. Wheat and soybeans fell below expectations, while corn landed just above low range.