Agriculture News
The U.S. Drought Monitor as of Oct. 19 showed some drought improvement in areas of the Southern Plains, but there were areas in West Texas that saw a one-category degradation in drought conditions during the week.
Above-normal temps are expected across the entire Southern and Central Plains for November through January, with below-normal precip over much of Oklahoma and all of Texas.
China was the lead buyer of U.S. soybeans on the week at nearly 1.9 MMT.
Soybean led the price pullback overnight after recent, strong gains.
Corn and soybean basis both slipped as harvest continues to progress faster than normal and yields are big.
The report is expected to show larger placements again for September.
Agriculture conditions were mixed and energy markets were little changed, on balance.
We remember former U.S. Secretary of State General Colin Powell who passed away this morning, plus Chip Flory and Jim Wiesemeyer discuss what’s new with the infrastructure bill(s) and a lot more.
Soybean and corn export inspections topped expectations and year-ago levels.
Soybean futures are under light pressure with corn and wheat mixed. Livestock futures are lower to start the week with hog futures holding just above last week’s lows.
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Corn and soybean export sales were near the middle of the range of pre-report estimates.
Several storms traversed these regions over the past week, helping to counter unseasonable warmth.
Boxed beef prices continue to fall and are nearing the summer low.
Initial tapering efforts will likely include cutting $10 billion a month in Treasury buys and $5 billion a month in mortgage-backed securities purchases.
On the other hand, its cotton production and carryover forecasts dropped more than analysts anticipated.
Corn and wheat inspections were in the lower half of analysts’ expectations and down from the week ending Sept. 30, with exporters focusing on soybean shipments as Louisiana ports reopen.