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Corn futures are firmer, soybeans are weaker and wheat is mixed this morning following two-sided trade overnight.

The SRW CCI rating inched up but is still below average.

Soybean export inspections drop

Bears took firm control of price action in the grain and soy markets amid risk aversion overnight as traders returned from the weekend.

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Soybean futures gained more overnight than they lost on Thursday, making new highs for the week. Wheat and corn also firmed.

Ethanol prices jump sharply

Corn, soybean and spring wheat drought areas decline

Beef and corn export sales drop

Old-crop corn futures posted new contract highs overnight, while December corn came with 1/2 cent of its high. Wheat was also firmer, while soybean were mixed.

Choice boxed beef prices extended their recent price decline over the past week.

Soybeans and soyoil extended gains overnight, while corn and wheat are trading lower this morning after two-sided overnight trade.

Corn and spring wheat futures extended Monday’s gains overnight amid planting delays concerns. Soybeans and winter wheat rebounded from Monday’s losses.

The sharp drop in HRW CCI rating was led by a 6.2-point deterioration in the Kansas crop and a nearly 3-point decline in Oklahoma.

Wheat and soybean export inspections drop

Short-term trends turn sideways for SRW wheat and cotton.

USDA's Cattle on Feed Report is bearish, as the April 1 feedlot inventory and March placements both topped the highest pre-report estimates.

USDA’s Cold Storage Report showed increases in both beef and pork stocks at the end of March, whereas both typically decline during the month.

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Cybersecurity agencies note increased cybercrime risk

Another week of strong gains in cash corn and soybean prices.

Spring wheat, cotton, corn and soybean drought areas decline

Above-normal temps and below-normal precip are expected over much of the Plains and western Corn Belt through July. The eastern Corn Belt has elevated chances of above-normal precip.

Wheat, cotton and pork export sales hit marketing-year lows

Wheat futures extended Wednesday’s losses overnight. Corn and soybeans posted two-sided trade, with corn weaker and soybeans firmer early this morning.

Corn and soybean basis each dropped over the past week, but the respective cash prices surged.

Corn futures faced light followthrough selling in overnight trade, while soybeans firmed. Wheat futures are mixed to mostly firmer this morning.

Overnight price action in the grain and soy markets was quiet and choppy.

The winter wheat CCI ratings are below the five-year averages, especially the HRW crop.

Corn, soybean and wheat inspections within expectations

Short-term trend turns bullish for SRW wheat, soyoil.

Corn futures posted contract highs overnight, with front-month May futures poking above $8.00 – the 2013 high on the continuation chart that was matched earlier this year. Wheat and soybean futures were also strong.

Disconnect between prices and production threatens to create a “volatility trap” in commodities and discourage investment in the sector, something that could threaten the supercycle.

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The amount of U.S. winter wheat considered in drought conditions remained constant at 69%

Pork export sales drop

EPA will issue a national emergency waiver

Sharp weekly increases in cash prices of corn, soybeans and wheat.

Soybean basis firms to a penny over futures.

Grain and soybean futures posted two-sided trade overnight, with wheat and corn narrowly mixed and soybeans under pressure this morning.

Winter wheat futures found strong followthrough buying in leading overnight gains in the grain and soy complex. December corn futures pushed to a contract high for a third straight session.

Both the HRW and SRW crops showed mild improvement over the past week.

Wheat, soybean inspections increase

Wheat and corn futures are being supported by supply concerns amid the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine. Soybeans are under pressure to open the week amid pressure from weakening crude oil prices.

Short-term trend turns up for corn, down for crude oil.

Wheat and corn futures were supported by solid followthrough buying from last week’s gains in overnight trade, while soybeans weakened.

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USDA left U.S. old-crop corn ending stocks unchanged, whereas traders expected a cut. Global corn ending stocks also unexpectedly increased.

Global corn carryout stocks increased

Grain and soy complex futures held in narrow ranges in light trade overnight as traders await USDA’s April Supply & Demand Report later this morning.