The quarterly corn stocks estimate is the one that always seems to hold unexpected news for the market. Surprises in this report will be as significant as in the past few years because the overall stocks number will be 600-700 million bushels above levels of a year ago.USDA will release several critical reports on 12 January at 12 pm (EST), the most important ones until 31 March when the next quarterly stocks numbers plus the all-important 2015 planting intentions numbers will be issued. Monday's reports will include:
1 December quarterly grain stocks U.S. winter wheat planted acreage "Final" corn and soybean crop production estimates Revised U.S. and world supply/demand numbers (WASDE)
Below are the pre-report expectations for qua...
What You Need to Know Today: Chinese purchases of U.S. soybeans continued to accelerate, with USDA reporting another 558 KMT sold to China and 236 KMT to unknown destinations. Combined with sales announced Wednesday and Thursday, the latest purchases bring the three-day total to approximately...
Key Takeaways: With the fall calf run now upon us, producers are finally getting a glimpse of what their realized profits will be for 2026. Some producers may have already obtained a strong estimate of 2026 revenues, especially if calves were forward sold in, for example, the mid-summer...
As fall begins, wild migratory birds are starting their seasonal migration. That has the industry and government officials worried about the potential spread, again, of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI). Some members of Congress have called for the United States to be prepared for a pote...
