Agriculture News
USDA bumped the corn yield by 0.5 bu. per acre from its August estimate, while the soybean estimate was unchanged 53.2 bu. per acre.
While corn sales proved lackluster, net soybeans sales were notable at 1.47 MMT, though both corn and soybean sales are notably trailing the same period a year-ago.
Wheat futures led followthrough buying in the grain and soy markets during the overnight session.
Corn and soybean basis weakens as harvest starts.
Corn and soybean futures rebounded from Tuesday’s losses, while wheat showed followthrough price strength during the overnight session.
Soybean futures erased Monday’s strong gains during the overnight session, while corn mildly followed to the downside and wheat was choppy.
The increases halted a five-week slide for corn and a four-week decline for soybeans.
Corn, soybean wheat inspections each faded from the previous week, but were within the range of analysts’ pre-report expectations.
Soybeans are sharply higher with buyer interest limited in corn and wheat. Cattle futures are higher and lean hogs are choppy to lower…
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Soybeans posted corrective gains during overnight trade, while corn and wheat mildly favored the downside.
New crop corn sales exceeded pre-report expectations by more than 400,000 MT during the week ended Aug. 29, while soybean sales were also notable at 1.66 MMT.
Corn, soybeans and wheat are mildly weaker this morning after two-sided trade earlier in the overnight session.
Corn, soybeans and wheat pulled back from recent corrective gains during the overnight session.
Corn and soybean basis drops as cash prices strengthen.
Wheat futures firmed amid followthrough buying overnight, while soybeans pulled back and corn was caught in the middle.
Both crops remain rated well above year-ago and average for the beginning of September.