Agriculture News
Corn, soybeans and wheat posted mild corrective gains overnight, recouping a small portion of Thursday’s sharp losses.
The Seasonal Drought Outlook calls for drought conditions to develop from southeastern Iowa and northeastern Missouri across the northern two-thirds of Illinois and most of Indiana and Ohio through September.
Corn, soybean and wheat futures faced price pressure during overnight trade coming off Wednesday’s holiday.
Wheat basis continues to firm amid plunging cash prices.
Corn and soybean futures were supported by light corrective buying overnight, while wheat futures posted mixed trade.
All three crops remain rated well above year-ago at this time.
Soybeans inspected for export during the week ended June 13 rose 100,000 MT from the previous week, while wheat inspections rose modestly. Meanwhile, corn inspections were notable, but fell 54,000 MT on the week.
Short-term trends turn bullish for cattle futures, bearish for wheat.
Soybeans and wheat posted sharp losses during the overnight session, while corn followed to the downside.