USDA surprised the markets with planted acreage forecasts that were well below pre-report expectations. USDA pegged 2021 corn acres at just 91.1 million, up fractionally from the prior year while soybean acres were pegged at 87.6 million, up 5.4 percent. Both figures were well below the low end of pre-report estimates, giving the report an undebatable bullish implication. Another surprise was slightly larger than expected wheat acres (especially winter wheat) while sorghum acres were well below expectations. Indeed, WPI’s models have been consistently predicting 7.5-7.7 million acres of sorghum, which now looks to be too optimistic.
The “other” report of the day, USDA’s Grain Stocks report, was mostly...
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Russian Grain Markets: 29 June-3 July 2026 The new marketing season has officially begun in Russia, although bearish sentiment has been concentrated in the southern regions closest to the Black Sea ports, where export demand has been weakest. Delays in grain deliveries to inland elevators have...
