Agriculture News
Soybeans and wheat favored the upside is quiet, two-sided trade overnight, while corn faced light selling pressure.
Soybean futures built on Monday’s strong gains overnight, while wheat rebounded from yesterday’s losses and corn favored the upside is light, two-sided trade.
CCI ratings have declined for nine straight weeks for corn and six consecutive weeks for soybeans.
USDA cut its soybean crop estimate by 153 bu. from last month, whereas traders expected a 35-million-bu. reduction.
USDA reduced the national corn yield as expected, but trimmed soybeans a bushel more than the average trade estimate of 51.5 bpa in its release of the September WASDE.
Weekly export inspections for week ended Sep. 8 revealed wheat inspections above trade expectations; corn and soybean inspections continue to run ahead of year-ago levels.
Quiet, two-sided trade was seen overnight as traders awaited USDA’s reports later this morning.
Key for the corn production number will be the implied ear weight USDA uses.
Distillate inventories have plummeted as harvest looms...