The southern U.S. is expected to see above-normal temps through July, though the southeastern quadrant of the country will also experience above-normal precip.
Corn and soybean sales each missed their respective pre-report range for week ended April 13, though weekly wheat sales of 259,000 MT were 1 MT short of topping the pre-report range.
Soy futures are expected to open firmer on support from an Argentine grain inspector strike at ports. Corn and SRW wheat are also expected to trade higher, while HRW and HRS wheat futures will likely face light selling.
Soybeans are expected to open higher, with wheat likely to face pressure. Corn will be caught in the middle but could pull support from daily export sales to China.
Weekly corn sales landed just above the low-end pre-report estimate, down 58% from the week prior and 68% from the four-week average. Soybean sales were up notably from the week prior and 17% from the four-week average.
As a result of tighter global exportable supplies and higher industrial consumption, soybean oil as a percentage of global vegetable oil consumption is forecast to fall below 30% in 2022-23.