The May WASDE brought the market its typical volatility with corn trading both green and red numbers while soybeans jumped higher only to be brought lower by trade worries. Wheat received a mostly bearish report and futures reacted accordingly. Below are some charts summarizing key points from the latest WASDE.
The Export Sales report featured corn net sales and exports that were above what was needed this week to meet USDA’s 2017/18 projections. Soybean sales exceeded their needed volumes while exports failed to achieve this market. Wheat sales and exports were less than needed, lending a bearish tint to the report.
Outside of CME/CBOT contracts, U.S. equities are slightly higher today, with the S&P 500...
What You Need to Know Today: Russia rejected calls for a ceasefire in the Black Sea, including a proposal to halt attacks on civilian shipping that could help restore grain flows from Ukrainian ports. Tyson Foods announced plans to permanently close its Joslin, Illinois, beef processing facili...
The big news in the cattle markets yesterday was Tyson Foods’ move to close two more beef plants. One of them, the Joslin, Illinois, plant was shuttered immediately after the announcement. The other, in Eagle Mountain, Utah, is a case-ready plant that does not slaughter cattle. Tyson also...
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released the Consumer Price Index (CPI) on Wednesday. In July, the CPI rose 0.1 percent, seasonally adjusted, and rose 3.4 percent over the last 12 months, not seasonally adjusted. The index for all items less food and energy, or the “core” infla...
