Agriculture News
Corn and winter wheat futures are likely to open lower, with soybeans expected to favor the upside.
Forecasts call for multiple rain chances for the Plains and Midwest into mid-July, with central and southern areas expected to be the wettest.
Soybean and spring wheat CCI ratings continue to drop.
Soybeans extended Friday’s strong gains but came well off the highs into the close. Corn and wheat failed to maintain earlier corrective gains.
The soybean markets continues to react to last Friday’s bullish Acreage Report.
Soybean futures aggressively extended Friday’s price rally during overnight trade. Corn followed to the upside, while wheat traded mixed.
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Corn plantings greatly topped expectations, while soybean acres fell well shy of the pre-report estimate.
USDA reported over 94 million corn acres, which is over 2 million above pre-report estimates, while soybean acres were pegged at 83.505 million acres, over 4 million acres below the average pre-report estimate.
Grain and soy futures are expected to trade higher this morning on followthrough corrective buying after strength overnight.