Agriculture News
The new pricing system scraps a so-called fuel import parity policy that more closely aligned prices at the pump with the oil market and exchange rates.
Wheat futures posted strong gains overnight, while soybeans traded solidly higher and corn was mixed amid bull spreading.
USDA raised its 2023 beef production forecast based on “recent slaughter data and larger-than-previously forecast first-half placements.”
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Winter wheat production and new-crop wheat ending stocks both came in well shy of pre-report expectations.
USDA’s May crop data was mostly bearish, though wheat production and ending stock estimates were notably shy of pre-report estimates, giving the wheat complex momentum to climb higher.
Wheat futures are expected to open solidly higher, with corn and soybeans likely to be mixed with a firmer tone. Pre-report positioning will be featured this morning ahead of USDA’s May crop reports.
Corrective buying supported corn, soybean and wheat futures ahead of USDA’s May crop reports later this morning.
The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City reports a 10% annual boost in farmland values.
Quarterly Federal Reserve Bank survey finds continuing gains in farmland prices, favorable credit conditions.