Agriculture News
Grain markets are expected to open weaker this morning after price pressure overnight.
Corn futures were unable to generate followthrough buying overnight after Thursday’s gains, while the soybean and wheat markets extended yesterday’s declines.
The 90-day forecast from the National Weather Service signals increased chances of above-normal precipitation across most of the key HRW production areas of the Central and Southern Plains through February.
The two-step continuing resolution is expected to clear the Senate, pushing the deadline for a full spending measure to January or February.
Weekly corn sales in week ended Nov. 9 totaled 1.8 MMT, topping expectations by over 250,000 MT, while soybean sales totaled 3.9 MMT.
Corn, soybeans and wheat faced followthrough selling to Wednesday’s losses during the overnight session.
Soybeans and soymeal led price gains overnight after high-range closes on Tuesday. Corn and wheat followed to the upside.
Soybeans and soymeal led a pullback from Monday’s gains during the overnight session, while corn and wheat saw lighter price pressure.
Both crops remain well above last year’s levels.
Weekly soybean inspections in week ended Nov. 9 fell 516,368 MT from the previous week and were shy of the pre-report range of 1.75 to 2.25 MMT.
Soybean futures firmed overnight while the wheat market weakened. Corn was caught in the middle amid light, two-sided trade.
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Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago cites survey results from ag bankers.
Corn, soybeans and wheat tried to work higher early in the overnight session, but buyer interest was limited and light pressure ensued.
USDA raised its corn, soybean and cotton crop estimates, pushing up projected ending stocks. Wheat ending stocks also increased.
USDA increased corn yield to 174.9 bu. per acre, bringing production to 15.234 billion bu. Meanwhile, soybean yield was pegged at 49.9 bu., up 0.3 bu. from last month.
Corn sales during week ended Nov. 2 totaled 1.015 MMT for 2023-24, up 36% from the previous week and 4% from the four-week average.