Weekly soybean inspections during the week ended Nov. 21 fell 164,413 MT from the previous week but were still notable at 2.1 MMT. Meanwhile, corn and wheat inspections each rose on the week.
Net soybean sales during the week ended Nov. 14 rose 20% from the previous week and topped analysts’ expectations by 260,000 MT. Meanwhile, cotton sales during the week rose solidly to a marketing-year high.
Weekly wheat inspections during the week ended Nov. 14 declined 157,000 MT from the previous week and missed analysts’ pre-report range by more than 100,000 MT. Corn and soybean inspections were within expectations.
USDA cut the soybean yield by 1.4 bu. per acre to 51.7 bu. per acre, while ending stocks were pegged at 470 million bu. Both were well below average pre-report estimates. Meanwhile, both corn yield and ending stocks were below average estimates.