Agriculture News
Grain and soy futures are expected to open mixed to mostly lower. Bull spreading is likely in corn and soybeans.
Mounting weather concerns supported corn and soybean futures overnight, while wheat followed to the upside.
Iowa DDG prices fall below $200 per ton; Illinois soymeal prices nearing $400 per ton.
The Fed hit the pause button this month, but new projections show another two rate hikes are likely this year.
Basis dropped for both corn and soybeans but remained better than average.
Grain and soy futures are expected to open moderately to sharply lower despite supportive outside markets.
Corn and soybeans pulled back from their recent gains during overnight trade. Wheat was led lower by HRW contracts amid increased harvest activity.
Corn and soybeans are expected to open moderately to sharply higher on support from crop concerns. Wheat is likely to be mixed.
Corn and soybeans were supported overnight by the bigger-than-expected declines in crop condition ratings, while wheat faced price pressure.
Corn and soybean CCI ratings are well below year-ago, while the spring wheat rating is still above last year at this time.
USDA reported soybean export inspections of 140,179 MT, missing the low-end pre-report estimate of 175,000 MT, while corn inspections were near top-end estimates but were down slightly from the previous week.