Agriculture News
Grain and soy futures traded lower overnight, with late pressure from a surge in the U.S. dollar after the much stronger-than-expected January jobs data. We expect the weaker tone to continue early this morning.
Mixed, two-sided price action is likely in grain and soy futures to kick off the new month.
Soybeans modestly built on Tuesday’s gains overnight, while corn extended yesterday’s losses and wheat pulled back in overnight trade.
The beef cow herd was the smallest since 1962.
We expect followthrough selling from overnight trade to be seen in the grain and soy markets this morning. Key will be whether funds actively liquidate long positions or view the pullback as a fresh buying opportunity.
Grain and soy complex futures traded lower overnight amid corrective selling and pressure from outside markets.
Individual state crop conditions ratings showed further deterioration of the HRW wheat crop during January.
Weekly export inspections for week ended Jan. 26, showed corn inspections 200,860 MT below the previous week, missing low-end estimates by over 70,000 MT. Wheat and soybean export inspections were each notable.
Grain and soy markets are expected to see followthrough buying from price gains overnight amid weather concerns.