Agriculture News
USDA pegged winter wheat production at 1.875 billion bu., just below expectations along with new-crop wheat U.S. ending stocks. However, U.S. and global corn and soybean ending stocks were above pre-report estimates.
Weekly corn sales during the week ended May 30, rose 46% from the previous week and 41% from the four-week average. Meanwhile, new-crop wheat sales topped pre-report expectations by 117,000 MT.
Corn and soybean futures were supported by corrective buying overnight, while wheat pivoted around unchanged.
Basis firmed for corn, soybeans and wheat as cash prices dropped sharply.
Corn, soybeans and wheat held in relatively tight trading ranges during a quiet overnight session.
Both the current conditions index and future expectations index rose from April.
Corn futures showed mild followthrough selling throughout the overnight session, while soybeans and wheat have weakened this morning following two-sided trade earlier in the session.
Both crops start the growing season rated well above year-ago.
Weekly corn inspections rose 244,000 MT from the previous week to 1.37 MMT during the week ended May 30, landing above pre-report expectations. Wheat and soybean inspections also rose on the week.
Short-term trend turns bearish for corn, soybeans and soymeal.