Agriculture News
Weekly wheat inspections dropped by over 100,000 MT from the previous week and were over 90,000 MT short of the pre-report range. Meanwhile, corn and soybean inspections rose slightly from the previous week.
Kansas City Federal Reserve Bank finds continuing strong demand for farmland despite declining profit margins.
Quarterly survey finds strong financial conditions in rural ag banks.
Weekly export sales data showed net new crop corn sales totaled 758,400 MT in week ended Aug 3, while new crop soybeans sales totaled nearly 1.1 MMT.
Grain and soy markets are expected to open with a firmer tone amid corrective buying.
Soybean futures extended gains from the two previous days during overnight trade, while corn and wheat rebounded amid corrective buying.
The average cash cattle price firmed $1.89 to the second highest ever.
Basis firmed a little for both corn and soybeans over the past week.
Soybeans and corn are expected to trade higher, while wheat is likely to face slight price pressure.
USDA will also update its wheat crop estimates, along with the U.S. and global balance sheets.
Soybeans traded higher overnight, while wheat faced pressure and corn was caught in the middle.