Agriculture News
USDA’s weekly export sales data for week ended June 8, showed a second straight week of increasing soybean sales, while corn sales were mediocre. Wheat sales during the week were shy of the pre-report range by 35,000 MT.
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.
Corn and soybeans are expected to open higher on weather/crop concerns. Wheat is called mixed this morning.
Short-term trends turn bullish for soybeans, soyoil and oats.
Corn futures posted double-digit gains overnight amid increased weather/crop concerns. Soybeans also traded higher, while wheat was narrowly mixed.
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Winter wheat production was reported the average trade guess, due to a notable drop in estimated SRW wheat production from May. Meanwhile, U.S. carryover for corn and soybeans landed above pre-report estimates.
Given the mostly neutral data, focus will now be on weather and USDA’s Acreage and Quarterly Grain Stocks Reports at the end of the month.