Agriculture News
Wheat basis continues to firm amid plunging cash prices.
Corn and soybean futures were supported by light corrective buying overnight, while wheat futures posted mixed trade.
All three crops remain rated well above year-ago at this time.
Soybeans inspected for export during the week ended June 13 rose 100,000 MT from the previous week, while wheat inspections rose modestly. Meanwhile, corn inspections were notable, but fell 54,000 MT on the week.
Short-term trends turn bullish for cattle futures, bearish for wheat.
Soybeans and wheat posted sharp losses during the overnight session, while corn followed to the downside.
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Corn, soybeans and SRW wheat pulled back from yesterday’s gains during overnight trade, while HRW and HRS wheat extended their losses.
While falling short of pre-report expectations, both wheat and soymeal sales are running well ahead of year-ago. Meanwhile, soybean sales jumped 99% from the previous week and corn sales declined 11%.
Corn, soybeans and wheat traded on both sides of unchanged while holding in tight trading ranges overnight.
Monthly Rural Mainstreet Index finds record low banker pessimism.
Kansas City Federal Reserve highlights district ag credit conditions.
Rural Mainstreet Index slips deeper into the red.
Basis firmed for corn, soybeans and SRW wheat.
Policymakers dial back rate cut expectations.
Market focus will remain on U.S. and global weather as traders await acreage and grain stocks data at the end of June.
USDA pegged winter wheat production at 1.875 billion bu., just below expectations along with new-crop wheat U.S. ending stocks. However, U.S. and global corn and soybean ending stocks were above pre-report estimates.
Corn and soybeans modestly rebounded from Tuesday’s losses overnight, while wheat pulled back from its corrective gains yesterday.
Corn, soybeans and wheat held in tight trading ranges during light, two-sided overnight price action.