General Comments Export grain inspections for the week ending 29 August were strong for wheat and corn, but soybean inspections were slim. Wheat's volume continues to reflect the early brisk pace of export sales, and corn's volume shows the impact of the availability of the southern corn harvest. The small volume of soybean export inspections reflects tight supplies and limited open old crop sales. There are only two days of corn and soybean inspections left to report for the 2012/13 crop year which ended 31 August. USDA grain inspections are not the official export volumes, but the YTD totals suggest that the final count will not be too far away from USDA's last WASDE estimates.After being idle since last Friday, the overnight session...
What You Need to Know Today: U.S. weather is getting more attention this week as conditions vary greatly across the western, central, and eastern corn belts, with the different regions battling dryness and too much rain simultaneously. The ProFarmer Crop Tour began today in Indiana and Nebrask...
Key Takeaways: Argentina is on pace for a record corn crop and record exports in the current marketing year, with abundant supplies likely to keep the country highly competitive in global export markets. Argentina’s record exportable surplus is allowing it to offer highly competitive pri...
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