Agriculture News
USDA raised its estimate for corn acreage by nearly 1.5 million from the end of March, while soybean acres were lowered 400,000. Meanwhile, corn, soybean and wheat June 1 stocks were each above pre-report estimates.
Corn inspections during the week ended April 4 were down 51,859 MT from the previous week but topped pre-report expectations. Wheat and soybean inspections also fell from the previous week but were as expected.
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Weekly soybean sales during the week ended March 28 missed the pre-report range, while corn sales landed below 1.0 MMT for the first time since mid-February. Shipments, however, reached a marketing-year high.
Expectations for lower interest rates fueled the improved sentiment.
SRW CCI rating was virtually unchanged over the winter.
Weekly corn and wheat inspections each topped pre-report estimates for the week ended March 28, while soybeans missed the low-end pre-report estimate by 86,000 MT.
Nearly every category topped the average pre-report estimates.
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