GOOD MORNING, Prices are higher across the board this morning on weather forecasts, with positive macros lending a hand. Corn is higher this morning on the back of lower Pro Farmer tour results and forecasts for hot and dry weather this week. The Pro Farmer tour put the corn yield at 177.5 bpa vs. USDA at 181.8 bpa, and production at 14.820 bln bu, vs.15.278 bln bu in the August report. Pro-Farmer results were more bearish for beans, with a 52.5 bpa, and production at 4.362 bln bu vs. 4.425 bln bu in the USDA report. The largest discrepancy between the August USDA number and the crop tour was therefore in corn, which created more unwinding of previous buy bean/sell corn trade. The number for corn was bu...
What You Need to Know Today: The corn and soybean markets closed slightly higher in low-volume trade. The wheat market was mixed, with HRW continuing its downward trek on improved moisture. As expected, the bearish cattle on feed report drove down cattle prices and pulled hogs down with it. Mi...
Monday, 25 May is a U.S. holiday, and both the markets and our office will be closed. Please note that the next issue of Ag Perspectives will be published on Tuesday, 26 May. The WPI staff wishes everyone a safe and enjoyable holiday weekend...
USDA’s monthly cattle on feed report was released today. The total number of cattle on feed in feedlots with 1,000 head or more capacity amounted to 11.6 million head, 102 percent of last year. Source: USDA, WPI Placements were up, but part of that is attributable to persistent drought c...
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