Agriculture News
No grain trade overnight. Grain and livestock futures resume trade at 8:30 a.m. CT for an abbreviated session.
Corn and wheat faced followthrough selling overnight, while the soybean market extended last Friday’s corrective gains.
All three categories came in on the negative side of the average pre-report estimates.
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Corn, soybeans and wheat held in relatively tight trading ranges during a quiet overnight session.
Monthly index surges erases sharp negative reading
USDA estimated 40% of the U.S. winter wheat crop was experiencing D1-D4 drought conditions, down 3 points from last week and one point less than last year at this time.
Net soybean sales during the week ended Nov. 14 rose 20% from the previous week and topped analysts’ expectations by 260,000 MT. Meanwhile, cotton sales during the week rose solidly to a marketing-year high.
Corn and wheat futures modestly built on Wednesday’s gains during overnight trade, while soybeans rebounded from losses.
Survey finds financial conditions weakest in crop areas