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Corn and soybean basis weaken as harvest picks up and amid Gulf logistics issues due to Hurricane Ida.
The August crush figure still represented a substantial slowdown in the crush pace from monthly records set the first five months of the crop year.
Projected net farm income is expected to reach the highest level since 2013 this year, but net farm income is likely to fall $23 billion in 2022, according to FAPRI.
Its crop estimates continue to shrink against the backdrop of a punishing drought.
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Both crops are rated nearly 11 points below their respective five-year averages.
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Soybean inspections were also quite light, though that has been the trend in recent months. Wheat inspections were solid, thanks in large part to more of the grain shipping out of the Pacific Northwest.
Corn, wheat and soybean markets are under pressure to start the week. Livestock futures are also favoring a softer tone.
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American Farm Bureau Federation Managing Director for Public Policy Ryan Yates told Chip Flory on AgriTalk, “I don’t know how I can be more clear. This creates a new tax on hardworking farmers and ranchers.”
The department’s higher soybean crop estimate was in line with expectations, but its cotton production estimate came in quite a bit higher than the market anticipated.
China accounted for more than half the 453,000 RB in 2021-22 crop sales.
Brazilian government statistics agency now estimates Brazil’s total corn crop at 85.75 MMT, a 901,000-MT decline from its August production estimate and a 16.4% retreat from 2019-20.
The national average soybean basis turned negative for the first time since late January.
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Changes to the corn and soybean crop estimates will impact new-crop balance sheets, with bigger carryover projections also expected.
The CCI rating has been little changed for corn and soybeans the past three weeks.