Agriculture News
Annual USDA Report Pegs Average Value at $5,570 an Acre
All three crops remain rated well above last year at this time.
Josh Linville, Director of Fertilizer at StoneX surveys the current situation and looks out to the coming months
Weekly corn inspections during the week ended Aug. 1 totaled 1.2 MMT, up 143,000 MT from the previous week and topping analysts’ pre-report expectations.
Grains pressured overnight by generally favorable weather and strong risk aversion.
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New-crop export sales for corn, soybeans and wheat each landed within analysts’ pre-report expectations, though soyoil sales posted net reductions for a second straight week.
Corn and soybean basis remains well below average despite weak cash prices.
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Soybeans firm overnight, buying limited in corn and wheat
All three crops remain rated much better than last year at this time.
Wheat inspections led the weekly increase, rising 168,623 MT, while soybean inspections exceeded pre-report estimates. Corn inspections were just short of topping analysts’ pre-report range.
Soybeans are facing heavy followthrough selling to open the week.