Agriculture News
The bulk of these big new-crop soybean sales was known via USDA’s daily reporting service. Old-crop sales were light, as expected, but they were able to stay in positive territory.
But today’s update also featured upside revisions to USDA’s initially reported soybean and especially corn export inspections for the week ending June 17.
Spring wheat futures continue to climb, soybeans are sharply higher as well with corn futures mildly higher. Cattle futures are mixed and mostly weaker as hog futures firm.
Prices are expected to rise for all three categories by more than their 20-year average.
Inside you’ll find weather updates, both sides of the livestock pricing issue, an update on an infrastructure deal and market-by-market analysis and marketing advice.
The measure includes $579 billion in new spending on infrastructure, for a total price tag of $1.2 trillion over eight years.
Find expectations for tomorrow’s Cattle on Feed Report.
Cash soybean and corn prices extend recent sharp decline over the past week.
Severe thunderstorms affected parts of northern Illinois, northern Indiana, northern Ohio, and southern Michigan on Sunday. But other Midwest areas continued to dry out.
Corn sales were near the midpoint of expectations, with exports holding strong. Old-crop soybean sales were near the upper end of expectations, but new-crop sales fell short. Wheat sales also met expectations.
Corn and soybean basis continue to fall but remain higher than the three-year averages.