Friday’s WASDE was bearish corn and soybean futures, but you wouldn’t know that from Monday’s price action. Both markets turned higher with meaningful strength as tight old crop stocks and a technical rebound from oversold conditions and technical support boosted values. The WASDE was, of course, bullish wheat markets and they responded accordingly, with 20+ cent gains for the day. Livestock markets joined in on the bullish chorus after USDA shaved back production expectations for hogs and cattle in 2023. The weekly Export Inspections report was neutral soybeans and wheat while being bearish corn. Corn inspections were up from the prior week but still below the target needed to keep pace with USDA’s forecast. Soybea...
What You Need to Know Today: Markets got a surprise with a corn yield of 181.2 bushels/acre in the October WASDE, above the average estimate of 177.6 bushels/acre and up from USDA’s September estimate of 178.5 bushels/acre. Although stronger demand is expected to absorb some of the addit...
Key Takeaways: On Friday afternoon, President Trump announced that Russia will “immediately supply over 300,000 Tons of Diesel Fuel” to the United States. The deal, typical of this administration, is light on details but promises an additional 500,000 tons in November and 1 m...
The USDA has lowered its 2026 red meat production forecasts slightly while forecasting a slight increase in broiler production. Beef is now projected at 24.802 billion pounds, 75 million pounds less than in September. Cow slaughter is expected to be up; however, this will be offset by lower ste...
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