For the week ended Feb., USDA showed corn and wheat inspections up 230,000 MT and 112,000 from the previous week, while soybean inspections fell 420,000 MT after a 320,000 MT upward revision to last week's figure.
Corn and soybeans saw corrective gains overnight though saw increased selling into the break. Wheat favored the downside, though went into the break near unchanged.
Soybeans continue to lead weakness, giving up all of Thursday’s gains overnight, while corn followed to the downside. Wheat futures saw modest corrective gains overnight.
USDA showed soybean ending stocks rose 35 million bu. from January, while corn rose 10 million bu,. Meanwhile, 2023-24 global soybean carryover was notably higher than expectations.
During the week ended Feb. 1, USDA showed net soybean sales of 340,800 MT, short of pre-report estimates, while corn and wheat sales held steady week-over-week.
Corn futures fell to contract lows overnight, leading soybeans and wheat lower as well. Traders await Thursday’s USDA reports, which will give a fresh look into South American crop estimates and U.S. balance sheets.
Weekly soybean inspections during the week ended Feb. 1, rose more than 500,000 MT from the previous week and above the pre-report range. Meanwhile, corn inspections dropped 300,000 MT on the week.
Corn and soybeans saw action on both sides of unchanged overnight while wheat futures favored the upside. Each fell from overnight highs following this morning’s non-farm payrolls report released from the BLS.
