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PF Report Reaction: Bullish USDA data for corn
PF Report Reaction: Bullish USDA data for corn

Corn planting intentions and March 1 stocks came in lower than expected.

PF Report Reaction: USDA cuts global ending stocks for corn, soybeans, wheat and cotton
PF Report Reaction: USDA cuts global ending stocks for corn, soybeans, wheat and cotton

Domestic ending stocks were unchanged for corn and soybeans, higher for wheat and lower for cotton.

PF Report Reaction: Modest changes to S&D tables mostly negative
PF Report Reaction: Modest changes to S&D tables mostly negative

USDA unexpectedly increased corn ending stock and raised soybean carryover more than anticipated.

PF Report Reaction: Bearish reaction to USDA's barrage of January data
PF Report Reaction: Bearish reaction to USDA's barrage of January data

Most of the data was bearish compared to pre-report expectations.

PF Report Reaction: As expected, no major changes from USDA
PF Report Reaction: As expected, no major changes from USDA

USDA cut corn, wheat and cotton ending stocks, while leaving soybean carryover unchanged.

PF Report Reaction: USDA raises crop estimates, ending stocks
PF Report Reaction: USDA raises crop estimates, ending stocks

USDA raised its corn, soybean and cotton crop estimates, pushing up projected ending stocks. Wheat ending stocks also increased.

PF Report Reaction: Bullish reaction to USDA's October crop reports
PF Report Reaction: Bullish reaction to USDA's October crop reports

USDA cut its corn, soybean and cotton crop estimates more than anticipated, which resulted in lower-than-expected 2023-24 ending stocks.

PF Report Reaction: Markets react negatively to Sept. 29 data
PF Report Reaction: Markets react negatively to Sept. 29 data

Soybean stocks and wheat production came in higher than expected. Sept. 1 corn stocks were lower than anticipated.

PF Report Reaction: USDA's August crop estimates lower than expected
PF Report Reaction: USDA's August crop estimates lower than expected

Markets had a muted response to the data aside from a big jump in cotton.

PF Report Reaction: Bearish reaction to USDA's reports
PF Report Reaction: Bearish reaction to USDA's reports

USDA's new-crop ending stocks forecasts for soybeans and wheat came in much higher than expected. The wheat crop estimate was also bigger than anticipated.

PF Report Reaction: Acreage shocker from USDA
PF Report Reaction: Acreage shocker from USDA

Corn plantings greatly topped expectations, while soybean acres fell well shy of the pre-report estimate.

PF Report Reaction: Mostly neutral data from USDA
PF Report Reaction: Mostly neutral data from USDA

Given the mostly neutral data, focus will now be on weather and USDA's Acreage and Quarterly Grain Stocks Reports at the end of the month.

PF Report Reaction: Bullish wheat data
PF Report Reaction: Bullish wheat data

Winter wheat production and new-crop wheat ending stocks both came in well shy of pre-report expectations.

PF Report Reaction: USDA unexpectedly keeps corn, soybean ending stocks unchanged
PF Report Reaction: USDA unexpectedly keeps corn, soybean ending stocks unchanged

Traders expected USDA to cut its corn and soybean ending stocks forecasts after March 1 stocks came in lower than anticipated.

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PF Report Reaction: March S&D Report delivers no major surprises

USDA made limited revisions to its balance sheets this month, as expected.

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PF Report Reaction: USDA raises U.S. ending stocks

The data failed to move markets much from where they were trading ahead of USDA's reports.

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PF Report Reaction: Bullish surprises for corn and soybeans in USDA's barrage of data

Dec. 1 stocks, final 2022 production estimates and ending stocks lower than expected for corn and soybeans.

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PF Report Reaction: USDA raises corn, cotton ending stocks more than expected

USDA made no changes to the soybean or wheat balance sheets this month.

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PF Report Reaction: USDA unexpectedly raises global wheat ending stocks

Wheat futures had the sharpest price reaction to the data. Soybeans initially traded lower but quickly bounced back.

PF Report Reaction: USDA unexpectedly cuts soybean crop estimate
PF Report Reaction: USDA unexpectedly cuts soybean crop estimate

USDA's 2022-23 ending stocks forecasts came in higher than expected for corn and wheat, while projected carryover was lower than traders anticipated.

PF Report Reaction: Another quarterly grain stocks shocker for corn
PF Report Reaction: Another quarterly grain stocks shocker for corn

Sept. 1 corn stocks came in 135 million bu. below the average pre-report trade estimate. The wheat production estimate was 128 million bu. lower than traders anticipated.

PF Report Reaction: Soybean market has bullish reaction to sharper-than-expected production cut
PF Report Reaction: Soybean market has bullish reaction to sharper-than-expected production cut

USDA cut its soybean crop estimate by 153 bu. from last month, whereas traders expected a 35-million-bu. reduction.

PF Report Reaction: Record soybean crop estimate pushed new-crop ending stocks higher than expected
PF Report Reaction: Record soybean crop estimate pushed new-crop ending stocks higher than expected

The initial corn crop estimate came in slightly lower than anticipated.

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USDA Report Snapshot | August 12, 2022

USDA makes unexpected boost to U.S. soybean crop estimate, lowers corn crop more than expected.

PF Report Reaction: July crop reports lack bullish surprises
PF Report Reaction: July crop reports lack bullish surprises

USDA's corn, soybean and wheat ending stocks forecasts topped pre-report expectations, as did the U.S. all-wheat crop estimate.

USDA Report Reaction - Soybean plantings estimate sharply below expectations at 88.325 million acres
USDA Report Reaction - Soybean plantings estimate sharply below expectations at 88.325 million acres

Estimated corn plantings raised more than expected to 89.92 million ac., all wheat acres also above expectations.

U.S. pork producers continued herd contraction - USDA
U.S. pork producers continued herd contraction - USDA

Pigs kept for breeding down slightly less than analysts expected.

USDA's Cattle on Feed report shows larger than expected drop in placements
USDA's Cattle on Feed report shows larger than expected drop in placements

June 1 inventories up 1.2% from year-earlier, lower than projected.

PF Report Reaction: Winter wheat crop estimate well below expectations
PF Report Reaction: Winter wheat crop estimate well below expectations

Wheat futures rocketed higher on the bullish report data.

USDA Projects Smaller Ending U.S. Corn Stocks for 2022-23, Higher Soybean Supplies
USDA Projects Smaller Ending U.S. Corn Stocks for 2022-23, Higher Soybean Supplies

USDA also expects a drop in 2022-23 global wheat production and supplies.

PF Report Reaction: U.S. corn, wheat ending stocks higher than expected
PF Report Reaction: U.S. corn, wheat ending stocks higher than expected

USDA left U.S. old-crop corn ending stocks unchanged, whereas traders expected a cut. Global corn ending stocks also unexpectedly increased.

PF Report Reaction: Corn, soybean planting intentions shock markets
PF Report Reaction: Corn, soybean planting intentions shock markets

USDA unexpectedly estimates farmers intend to plant more acres to soybeans than corn in 2022. March 1 stocks were slightly lower than expected, while soybean stocks came in higher than anticipated.

PF Report Reaction: U.S., global wheat ending stocks unexpectedly increased
PF Report Reaction: U.S., global wheat ending stocks unexpectedly increased

USDA reflected no expected increase in U.S. wheat exports, despite the Russia/Ukraine conflict. U.S. corn exports were increased to reflect fewer anticipated shipments from Ukraine.

PF Report Reaction: U.S. ending stocks higher than expected
PF Report Reaction: U.S. ending stocks higher than expected

Projected 2021-22 ending stocks for corn, soybeans, wheat and cotton all came in higher than the average pre-report estimates.

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PF Report Reaction: USDA report data relatively mild for corn and soybeans

The wheat market had the biggest reaction to the data as winter wheat seedings topped expectations, while U.S. and global wheat ending stocks increased from last month.

USDA Reports Snapshot
USDA Reports Snapshot

The USDA increased U.S. and global wheat and corn carryout numbers above pre-report estimates. Meanwhile, U.S. and global cotton and soybean carryout numbers were under pre-report estimates.

PF Reaction: Bigger-than-expected corn, bean crops drive ending stocks higher than anticipated
PF Reaction: Bigger-than-expected corn, bean crops drive ending stocks higher than anticipated

Your editors highlight the main takeaways from today's WASDE and Crop Production Reports.

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PF Reaction: Soybean stocks the surprise this time around

Your editors break down USDA's September Small Grains Summary and Quarterly Grain Stocks Reports — data that has a history of sparking some big market moves.

PF Reaction: Markets firm in response to USDA's September reports
PF Reaction: Markets firm in response to USDA's September reports

We walk you through the main takeaways from today's Crop Production and Supply & Demand Reports.

PF Reaction: USDA delivers bullish crop estimates for corn, soybeans wheat & cotton
PF Reaction: USDA delivers bullish crop estimates for corn, soybeans wheat & cotton

Your editors take you through USDA's latest WASDE and Crop Production Reports that had no shortage of surprises.

PF Reaction: Bullish response to USDA reports
PF Reaction: Bullish response to USDA reports

Get a breakdown of the need-to-know items from today's WASDE and Crop Production reports.

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PF Reaction: Corn, bean acres lower than expected

June 1 soybean stocks were bullish, too.