Soybean export sales in this week's USDA report totaled 1.9 MMT. That ranks as one of the top five weeks in history and exceeded only a few times back in 2009. Next week's report will also total more than 1 MMT based on announcements made earlier this week. USDA reported another 400,000 MT of soybean sales this morning. That's not bad during a period of time when the market chatter has been slow export interest.
Crops experts we know have been touring the central Corn Belt (Illinois & Iowa). They are somewhat appalled at the very late maturity of the soybean crop plus the lack of pods. We are hearing the same thing from our producer clients across the northern plains. Corn and soybean crops were planted late and temperatures...
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...
