Agriculture News
Corn and soybean sales each missed their respective pre-report range for week ended April 13, though weekly wheat sales of 259,000 MT were 1 MT short of topping the pre-report range.
Soybean futures led a round of followthrough buying during overnight trade.
Condition ratings continue to show two starkly different U.S. winter wheat crops.
USDA reported corn inspections of 1.215 MMT in week ended April 13, topping the pre-report range of 700,000 MT to 1.05 MMT
Soy futures are expected to open firmer on support from an Argentine grain inspector strike at ports. Corn and SRW wheat are also expected to trade higher, while HRW and HRS wheat futures will likely face light selling.
Soybean futures are trading solidly higher, while corn is mostly firmer and wheat futures are mixed to open the week.
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Grain and soy markets are expected to favor the downside this morning, though corn could find some support from daily export sales to China.
Soybeans faced pressure overnight after a poor close on Thursday, while wheat traded mostly lower and corn was narrowly mixed.
Soybeans are expected to open higher, with wheat likely to face pressure. Corn will be caught in the middle but could pull support from daily export sales to China.