What You Need to Know Today:

Corn and soybeans were under heavy selling pressure as weaker (or at least as-expected) export demand runs into an accelerating harvest pace with more grain available in the spot market. Corn and soybean harvest progress remains below average across the U.S., especially in the Western Corn Belt and Northern Plains, but favorable weather is expected to help farmers make up for lost time in the next two weeks. Wheat futures dipped sharply as fund selling intensified on hopes for a possible resolution to the war in Ukraine and as Russian exports continue to inch higher. For now, the market is increasingly focused on exports – from the U.S. and abroad – and the South American planting effort and early c...