Agriculture News
The corn and wheat markets are deepening earlier gains amid lower-than-expected U.S. and global corn ending stocks, while all wheat production was reported 30 million bu. short of the average trade estimate.
USDA will provide the first look at the 2024-25 balance sheets and its initial winter wheat crop estimates.
Weekly corn sales during the week ended May 2, rose 17% from the previous week and 23% from the four-week average. Meanwhile, soybean sales increased 4% from the previous week and 21% from the four-week average.
Farmer sentiment was the weakest since June 2022 and current conditions fell to the lowest since May 2020.
The HRW CCI rating increased for the first time this spring, while the SRW CCI rating declined for the first time.
USDA reported weekly soybean inspections of 349,000 MT for the week ended May 2, which rose 73,000 MT from the previous week. Corn, soybean and wheat inspections were each within pre-report ranges.
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Our updated monthly and quarterly price forecasts, including the initial projections for the fourth quarter.
Weekly soymeal sales during the week ended April 25 missed pre-report expectations and were down 57% from the previous week and 37% four-week average. Corn, soybean and wheat sales were as expected.