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After the Bell | September 29, 2023 USDA’s Quarterly Stocks Report extended early session selling, while a potential government shutdown heightened risk-off sentiment.
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Soybean stocks and wheat production came in higher than expected. Sept. 1 corn stocks were lower than anticipated.
USDA pegged Sept. 1 corn stocks at 1.361 billion bu., 68 million bu. lower than pre-report expectations and 16 million bu. lower than year-ago. Soybean stocks were above pre-report estimates by 26 mb.
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Corn and soybeans pivoted around unchanged for most of the night while wheat saw light corrective buying.
Corn, soybean and wheat futures held in tight price ranges in a lightly traded overnight session ahead of USDA’s reports later this morning.
Farrowing intentions suggest the expansion could be short-lived, but surging litter sizes could offset lower farrowings as they did during summer.
After the Bell | September 28, 2023 Corn futures led the grain complex higher, while meal strength pulled soybeans from early session lows.
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