Corn was surprisingly firm today with wheat getting hammered and ahead of Monday's USDA reports that many analysts believe will be bearish. General Comments Markets were soft overnight, led by weakness in wheat. The losses in wheat accelerated during the day session and pushed Chicago wheat down to $6.93. KC was the weakest with losses exceeding 20 cents at one point. Corn was steady to slightly higher and soybeans traded back and forth. There was not a lot of news today, and we will get USDA's quarterly stocks and planting intentions estimates at noon (EDT) on Monday. There are a few conflicts in the extended forecasts for the hard red winter wheat region, but it generally looks dry. The market evidently chose to focus on the chance for...
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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