Agriculture News
USDA estimated 59% of U.S. winter wheat areas were covered by drought, down five points from the previous week and 10 points lower than last year at this time.
Corn and soybeans firmed after initially trading lower overnight, while wheat futures favored the downside in two-sided price action.
USDA will release its Annual Production Summary, Supply & Demand Report, Winter Wheat Seedings and Quarterly Grain Stocks Report on Thursday.
Bears tightened their grip on the grain and soy markets overnight after a disappointing finish on Monday. Lower price action is expected this morning.
Heavier selling pressure was seen in grain and soy futures overnight, especially the soybean and winter wheat markets, after disappointing finishes on Monday.
Weekly export inspections for week ended Jan. 5 revealed wheat inspections up over 116,001 MT from the previous week’s tally, while corn and soybeans were well below.
Corn and wheat are expected to open lower, with soybeans likely to trade higher initially this morning.
Short-term trend turns sideways for corn and SRW; trend now lower for lean hog futures.
Soybeans and wheat mildly favored the upside in quiet overnight trade, while corn traded on both sides of unchanged.
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Weekly export sales for week ended Dec. 29 revealed mild wheat sales, missing low-end expectations by nearly 153,000 MT. Corn sales were also shy by 81,000 MT and soybeans landed on the low range.