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Scouts measured average corn yield potential of 157.42 bu. per acre. Pod counts in a 3’x3' square averaged 1,013.
Scouts measured average corn yield potential of 183.94 bu. per acre. Pod counts in a 3’x3' square averaged 1,252.93.
Preliminary results from Tour leaders and consultants on the eastern and western legs.
Weekly export inspections for week ended Aug. 17 showed inspections within pre-report estimates for corn, soybeans and wheat. Corn and wheat inspections rose slightly on the week, while soybeans declined notably.
Corn and soybeans are higher with wheat futures under light pressure to start the week. Cattle futures are higher with lean hogs lower to start the week...
Corn and soybeans both gapped higher overnight, but corn futures struggled to sustain gains. Beans remained strong throughout the overnight session while wheat futures gapped higher but have trended lower since.
Corn and soybeans saw strong overnight gains, though wheat faced modest losses.
China’s banks made modest tweaks to their lending rates
Monthly Rural Mainstreet Index reflects impact of rising interest rates on bank deposits.
Key ag sector focus is Pro Farmer Crop Tour Aug. 21-24
Feedlot inventories declined from year-earlier levels for an 11th straight month.
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Grain and soy futures are expected to open moderately to sharply higher on weather concerns and Black Sea tensions.
A combination of weather concerns and increased geopolitical uncertainty in the Black Sea region supported corn, soybeans and wheat overnight.