Agriculture News
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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USDA reported corn acres of 90.036 million acres for 2024 and March 1 stocks of 8.347 billion bu., both well below trade estimates. Soybean acres were slightly lower than expectations, while stocks were higher.
Weekly wheat sales were just above the pre-report range for the week ended March 21, while soybean sales missed the expected range by 36,000 MT. Corn sales held steady at 1.21 MMT.
State-level winter wheat condition ratings signaled more general improvement in the HRW crop over the past month, despite a minor downtick in top producer Kansas.
USDA says a small number of dairy herds in Texas and Kansas tested positive for a strain of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI).