Grain Stocks as of September 1 Corn 1.361 bb, down 91 mb from USDA's September Supply and Demand guess down 16 mb from the September 1, 2022 stocks number Off farm stocks of 756 mb were down 111 mb from [...]
USDA/NASS released its Quarterly Hogs and Pigs report for September 1, 2023, with the U.S. inventory number coming in at 74.3 million head (mh). This was up 2% from the revised June 1, 2023 figure of 72.7 mh and up [...]
The latest US drought monitor as of Tuesday, September 26 (left hand map) didn't show much change from the recent week (right hand map). However, if I put the two under the microscope the readings improved slightly across eastern Iowa, [...]
The latest weekly export sales and shipment update showed 2022-2023 marketing year export shipments of U.S. corn at 81 mb (blue column) through Thursday, September 21, a point in the marketing year when a 5-year average of 4% of what [...]
The latest weekly export sales and shipment update showed 2022-2023 marketing year export shipments of U.S. soybeans at 55 mb (blue column) through Thursday, September 21, a point in the marketing year when a 5-year average of 4% of what [...]
The latest weekly export sales and shipment update showed 2022-2023 marketing year export shipments of U.S. soybean meal at 12,164 thousand metric tons (blue columns) through Thursday, September 21, a point in the marketing year when a 5-year average of [...]
The latest weekly export sales and shipment update showed 2023-2024 marketing year export shipments of U.S. cotton at 1.386 million bales (blue column) through Thursday, September 21, a point in the marketing year when a 5-year average of 12% of [...]
The latest weekly export sales and shipment update showed 2023-2024 marketing year export shipments of all U.S. wheat at 201 mb (blue column) through Thursday, September 21, a point in the marketing year when a 5-year average of 33% of [...]
The USDA/NASS Cold Storage report for July 31, 2023 was released Monday. Total beef was up 3% from the previous month and down 18% from August 2022 We continue to see beef stocks build, yet Boxed beef rallied during August [...]
The latest weekly comparison of US Soil Moisture anomaly maps, Sunday through Sunday, shows the situation was little changed from the previous week. If one thing stands out to me it was the readings across much of Illinois seemed to [...]
The weekly Export Inspections report for the week ending Thursday, September 21 was released Monday. Corn inspections came in at 660,811 mt (26.0 mb), down 2% from the previous week’s revised 676,323 mt (26.6 mb). Total marketing year inspections of [...]
USDA released its Cattle on Feed numbers for September 1 Friday afternoon. On Feed: 11.094 million head (mh) Up 1% from the August 1 number of 11.030 mh Fitting with the slight increased indicated by the October-December futures spread during [...]
USDA is set to release its September 1 Cattle on Feed report Friday at 14:00 (CT). This set of data will include all cattle on feed as of September 1 (naturally), as well as marketings and placements for August. As [...]
As expected, the latest US drought monitor as of Tuesday, September 19 (left hand map) showed conditions continued to worsen over much of the US Plains and Midwest. We can see darker red across eastern Nebraska, much of Iowa and [...]
The latest weekly export sales and shipment update showed 2022-2023 marketing year export shipments of U.S. corn at 52 mb (blue column) through Thursday, September 14, a point in the marketing year when a 5-year average of 3% of what [...]
The latest weekly export sales and shipment update showed 2022-2023 marketing year export shipments of U.S. soybeans at 35 mb (blue column) through Thursday, September 14, a point in the marketing year when a 5-year average of 3% of what [...]
The latest weekly export sales and shipment update showed 2022-2023 marketing year export shipments of U.S. soybean meal at 11,984 thousand metric tons (blue columns) through Thursday, September 14, a point in the marketing year when a 5-year average of [...]
The latest weekly export sales and shipment update showed 2023-2024 marketing year export shipments of U.S. cotton at 1.225 million bales (blue column) through Thursday, September 14, a point in the marketing year when a 5-year average of 11% of [...]
The latest weekly export sales and shipment update showed 2023-2024 marketing year export shipments of all U.S. wheat at 178 mb (blue column) through Thursday, September 14, a point in the marketing year when a 5-year average of 31% of [...]
The weekly Export Inspections report for the week ending Thursday, September 14 was released Monday. Corn inspections came in at 642,095 mt (25.3 mb), up 3% from the previous week’s revised 624,244 mt (24.6 mb). Total marketing year inspections of [...]
The latest weekly comparison of US Soil Moisture anomaly maps, Sunday through Sunday, shows the situation worsened across parts of the US upper Midwest (slide 1). Keep in mind this is a 2-week comparison given I was out of the [...]
The latest weekly export sales and shipment update showed 2022-2023 marketing year export shipments of U.S. corn at 29 mb (blue column) through Thursday, September 7, a point in the marketing year when a 5-year average of 1% of what [...]
The latest weekly export sales and shipment update showed 2022-2023 marketing year export shipments of U.S. soybeans at 15 mb (blue column) through Thursday, September 7, a point in the marketing year when a 5-year average of 2% of what [...]
The latest weekly export sales and shipment update showed 2022-2023 marketing year export shipments of U.S. soybean meal at 11,680 thousand metric tons (blue columns) through Thursday, September 7, a point in the marketing year when a 5-year average of [...]
The latest weekly export sales and shipment update showed 2023-2024 marketing year export shipments of U.S. cotton at 1.082 million bales (blue column) through Thursday, September 7, a point in the marketing year when a 5-year average of 10% of [...]
The latest weekly export sales and shipment update showed 2023-2024 marketing year export shipments of all U.S. wheat at 169 mb (blue column) through Thursday, September 7, a point in the marketing year when a 5-year average of 29% of [...]
As expected, the latest US drought monitor as of Tuesday, September 12 (left hand map) showed conditions continued to worsen over parts of the US Plains and Midwest. The more significant changes I see were again spread across Minnesota and [...]
The latest weekly export sales and shipment update showed 2022-2023 marketing year export shipments of U.S. corn at 1.554 bb (blue column) through Thursday, August 31, a point in the marketing year when a 5-year average of 100% of total [...]
The latest weekly export sales and shipment update showed 2022-2023 marketing year export shipments of U.S. soybeans at 1.918 bb (blue column) through Thursday, August 31, a point in the marketing year when a 5-year average of 100% of what [...]
The latest weekly export sales and shipment update showed 2022-2023 marketing year export shipments of U.S. soybean meal at 11,560 thousand metric tons (blue columns) through Thursday, August 31, a point in the marketing year when a 5-year average of [...]
The latest weekly export sales and shipment update showed 2023-2024 marketing year export shipments of U.S. cotton at 946,000 bales (blue column) through Thursday, August 31, a point in the marketing year when a 5-year average of 8% of what [...]
The latest weekly export sales and shipment update showed 2023-2024 marketing year export shipments of all U.S. wheat at 154 mb (blue column) through Thursday, August 31, a point in the marketing year when a 5-year average of 26% of [...]
As expected, the latest US drought monitor as of Tuesday, September 5 (left hand map) showed conditions worsened over parts of the US Plains and Midwest. Another week of above normal temperatures and below normal precipitation will do that. Three [...]
The weekly Export Inspections report for the week ending Thursday, August 31 was released Tuesday. Corn inspections came in at 481,309 mt (18.9 mb), down 20% from the previous week’s revised 599,910 mt (23.6 mb). Total marketing year inspections of [...]
The latest weekly comparison of US Soil Moisture anomaly maps, Sunday through Sunday, shows the situation worsened across parts of the US upper Midwest (slide 1). Hardest hit was Iowa and Minnesota, again, though we also see deeper red spreading [...]
As expected, the latest US drought monitor as of Tuesday, August 29 (left hand map) showed conditions worsened over parts of the US Midwest. Iowa jumps out at me with as much of the eastern half of the state saw [...]
The latest weekly export sales and shipment update showed 2022-2023 marketing year export shipments of U.S. soybeans at 1.905 bb (blue column) through Thursday, August 24, a point in the marketing year when a 5-year average of 98% of what [...]
The latest weekly export sales and shipment update showed 2022-2023 marketing year export shipments of U.S. corn at 1.534 bb (blue column) through Thursday, August 24, a point in the marketing year when a 5-year average of 99% of what [...]
The latest weekly export sales and shipment update showed 2022-2023 marketing year export shipments of U.S. soybean meal at 11,322 thousand metric tons (blue columns) through Thursday, August 24, a point in the marketing year when a 5-year average of [...]
The latest weekly export sales and shipment update showed 2023-2024 marketing year export shipments of U.S. cotton at 767,000 bales (blue column) through Thursday, August 24, a point in the marketing year when a 5-year average of 7% of what [...]
The latest weekly export sales and shipment update showed 2023-2024 marketing year export shipments of all U.S. wheat at 142 mb (blue column) through Thursday, August 24, a point in the marketing year when a 5-year average of 24% of [...]
The latest weekly comparison of US Soil Moisture anomaly maps, Sunday through Sunday, shows the situation worsened across parts of the US Plains and upper Midwest. This was expected, given the recent run of above normal temperatures and below normal [...]
The weekly Export Inspections report for the week ending Thursday, August 24 was released Monday. Corn inspections came in at 597,144 mt (23.5 mb), up 17% from the previous week’s revised 510,559 mt (20.1 mb). Total marketing year inspections of [...]
The latest weekly export sales and shipment update showed 2022-2023 marketing year export shipments of U.S. soybeans at 1.893 bb (blue column) through Thursday, August 17, a point in the marketing year when a 5-year average of 97% of what [...]
The latest weekly export sales and shipment update showed 2022-2023 marketing year export shipments of U.S. corn at 1.507 bb (blue column) through Thursday, August 17, a point in the marketing year when a 5-year average of 97% of what [...]
The latest weekly export sales and shipment update showed 2022-2023 marketing year export shipments of U.S. soybean meal at 11,094 thousand metric tons (blue columns) through Thursday, August 17, a point in the marketing year when a 5-year average of [...]
The latest weekly export sales and shipment update showed 2023-2024 marketing year export shipments of U.S. cotton at 550,000 bales (blue column) through Thursday, August 17, a point in the marketing year when a 5-year average of 5% of what [...]
The latest weekly export sales and shipment update showed 2023-2024 marketing year export shipments of all U.S. wheat at 129 mb (blue column) through Thursday, August 17, a point in the marketing year when a 5-year average of 21% of [...]
As expected, the ongoing hot and dry weather across the US Plains and Midwest increased drought readings for parts of Iowa and Minnesota as of Tuesday, August 22, but not by much. I'm expecting to see more change a week [...]
The USDA/NASS Cold Storage report for July 31, 2023 was released Wednesday. Total beef was up 2% from the previous month and down 18% from July 2022 This was the number that first jumped out at me. Boxed beef dropped [...]
The weekly Export Inspections report for the week ending Thursday, August 17 was released Monday. Corn inspections came in at 482,526 mt (19.0 mb), up 5% from the previous week’s revised 459,030 mt (18.1 mb). Total marketing year inspections of [...]
The latest weekly comparison of US Soil Moisture anomaly maps, Sunday through Sunday, shows the situation across the US Plains and Midwest in general didn't change much (slide 1). If I use a magnifying glass I can see more areas [...]
USDA released its Cattle on Feed numbers for July 1 Friday afternoon. On Feed: 11.030 million head (mh) Down 2% from the July 1 number of 11.204 mh This fits with activity in the August-October and October futures spreads during [...]
Let's take a quick look at what futures spreads activity during July told us about the August 1 cattle on feed situation. August-October Spread: Closed July at $1.475, up $3.85 for the month. Supplies of cattle were tight during July [...]
The latest US drought monitor map was released Thursday morning showing readings as of Tuesday, August 15 (left hand map). A side by side comparison with the previous week (right hand map) shows drought readings were largely unchanged across much [...]
The latest weekly export sales and shipment update showed 2022-2023 marketing year export shipments of U.S. corn at 1.488 bb (blue column) through Thursday, August 10, a point in the marketing year when a 5-year average of 96% of what [...]
The latest weekly export sales and shipment update showed 2022-2023 marketing year export shipments of U.S. soybeans at 1.882 bb (blue column) through Thursday, August 10, a point in the marketing year when a 5-year average of 95% of what [...]
The latest weekly export sales and shipment update showed 2022-2023 marketing year export shipments of U.S. soybean meal at 10,849 thousand metric tons (blue columns) through Thursday, August 10, a point in the marketing year when a 5-year average of [...]
The latest weekly export sales and shipment update showed 2023-2024 marketing year export shipments of U.S. cotton at 335,000 bales (blue column) through Thursday, August 10, a point in the marketing year when a 5-year average of 3% of what [...]
The latest weekly export sales and shipment update showed 2023-2024 marketing year export shipments of all U.S. wheat at 116 mb (blue column) through Thursday, August 10, a point in the marketing year when a 5-year average of 19% of [...]
The latest weekly comparison of US Soil Moisture anomaly maps shows some improvement much of the upper and lower Midwest, particularly from northern Minnesota through Missouri. Additionally, most of Illinois and Indiana are now showing near normal soil moisture readings. [...]
The weekly Export Inspections report for the week ending Thursday, August 10 was released Monday. Corn inspections came in at 398,269 mt (15.7 mb), up 3% from the previous week’s revised 387,973 mt (15.3 mb). Total marketing year inspections of [...]
USDA released its August round of supply and demand imaginary numbers, this edition heavily promoted on the idea it is the first "survey based" of the year. That and a fiver will get you a cup of coffee. Maybe. USDA did [...]
The latest weekly export sales and shipment update showed 2023-2024 marketing year export shipments of U.S. cotton at 130,000 bales (blue column) through Thursday, August 3, a point in the marketing year when a 5-year average of 1% of what [...]
The latest weekly export sales and shipment update showed 2022-2023 marketing year export shipments of U.S. corn at 1.47 bb (blue column) through Thursday, August 3, a point in the marketing year when a 5-year average of 94% of what [...]
The latest weekly export sales and shipment update showed 2022-2023 marketing year export shipments of U.S. soybeans at 1.866 bb (blue column) through Thursday, August 3, a point in the marketing year when a 5-year average of 94% of what [...]
The latest weekly export sales and shipment update showed 2022-2023 marketing year export shipments of U.S. soybean meal at 10,657 thousand metric tons (blue columns) through Thursday, August 3, a point in the marketing year when a 5-year average of [...]
The latest weekly export sales and shipment update showed 2023-2024 marketing year export shipments of all U.S. wheat at 108 mb (blue column) through Thursday, August 3, a point in the marketing year when a 5-year average of 17% of [...]
The latest US drought monitor map was released Thursday morning showing readings as of Tuesday, August 8 (left hand map). A side by side comparison with the previous week (right hand map) shows drought readings lessened over Illinois and Indiana [...]
The weekly Export Inspections report for the week ending Thursday, August 3 was released Monday. Corn inspections came in at 376,623 mt (14.8 mb), down 30% from the previous week’s revised 538,220 mt (21.2 mb). Total marketing year inspections of [...]
The latest weekly comparison of US Soil Moisture anomaly maps shows some improvement across Missouri and southern Iowa while the eastern Corn Belt situation worsened a bit (slide 1). This fits with what we saw with precipitation the past 7 [...]
The latest weekly export sales and shipment update showed 2022-2023 marketing year export shipments of U.S. corn at 1.452 bb (blue column) through Thursday, July 27, a point in the marketing year when a 5-year average of 92% of what [...]
The latest weekly export sales and shipment update showed 2022-2023 marketing year export shipments of U.S. soybeans at 1.856 bb (blue column) through Thursday, July 27, a point in the marketing year when a 5-year average of 93% of what [...]
The latest weekly export sales and shipment update showed 2022-2023 marketing year export shipments of U.S. soybean meal at 10,439 thousand metric tons (blue columns) through Thursday, July 27, a point in the marketing year when a 5-year average of [...]
The latest weekly export sales and shipment update showed 2022-2023 marketing year export shipments of U.S. cotton at 11.885 million bales (blue column) through Thursday, July 27, a point in the marketing year when a 5-year average of 99% of [...]
The latest weekly export sales and shipment update showed 2023-2024 marketing year export shipments of all U.S. wheat at 95 mb (blue column) through Thursday, July 27, a point in the marketing year when a 5-year average of 15% of [...]
The latest US drought monitor map was released Thursday morning showing readings as of Tuesday, August 1 (left hand map). A side by side comparison with the previous week (right hand map) shows the situation did not change much over [...]
The June 2023 Oilseed Crushings report from USDA/NASS was released Tuesday afternoon. 174 mb of soybeans were crushed during June 2023 as compared to 189 mb during May 2023 and 173 mb during June 2022 Pushing the total for the [...]
The weekly Export Inspections report for the week ending Thursday, July 27 was released Monday. Corn inspections came in at 522,927 mt (20.6 mb), up 59% from the previous week’s revised 329,773 mt (13.0 mb). Total marketing year inspections of [...]
The latest weekly comparison of US Soil Moisture anomaly maps shows the effects of last week's heat across Iowa and Missouri. Both states were showing increased soil moisture deficits as of Sunday, July 30 (left had map) as compared to [...]
The latest US drought monitor map was released Thursday morning showing readings as of Tuesday, July 25 (left hand map). A side by side comparison with the previous week (right hand map) shows the situation did not change much over [...]
The latest weekly export sales and shipment update showed 2022-2023 marketing year export shipments of U.S. corn at 1.427 bb (blue column) through Thursday, July 20, a point in the marketing year when a 5-year average of 90% of what [...]
The latest weekly export sales and shipment update showed 2022-2023 marketing year export shipments of U.S. soybeans at 1.843 bb (blue column) through Thursday, July 20, a point in the marketing year when a 5-year average of 92% of what [...]
The latest weekly export sales and shipment update showed 2022-2023 marketing year export shipments of U.S. soybean meal at 10,223 thousand metric tons (blue columns) through Thursday, July 20, a point in the marketing year when a 5-year average of [...]
The latest weekly export sales and shipment update showed 2022-2023 marketing year export shipments of U.S. cotton at 11.689 million bales (blue column) through Thursday, July 20, a point in the marketing year when a 5-year average of 97% of [...]
The latest weekly export sales and shipment update showed 2023-2024 marketing year export shipments of all U.S. wheat at 76 mb (blue column) through Thursday, July 20, a point in the marketing year when a 5-year average of 13% of [...]
The USDA/NASS Cold Storage report for June 30, 2023 was released Tuesday. Total beef was down 3% from the previous month and down 20% from June 2022 While most of the chatter will be about the yearly change, the key [...]
This weekly update of the National Weather Service Climate Prediction Center shows the soil moisture situation actually worsened a bit over Iowa and Minnesota the week ending Sunday, July 22 (left hand map). On the other side of the Missouri [...]
The weekly Export Inspections report for the week ending Thursday, July 20 was released Monday. Corn inspections came in at 309,981 mt (12.2 mb), down 25% from the previous week’s revised 411.430 mt (16.2 mb). Total marketing year inspections of [...]
USDA released its Cattle on Feed numbers for July 1 Friday afternoon. On Feed: 11.204 million head (mh) Down 3% from the June 1 number of 11.552 mh This fits with activity in the August-October futures spread (slide 2) during [...]
The latest US drought monitor map was released Thursday morning showing readings as of Tuesday, July 18 (left hand map). A side by side comparison with the previous week (right hand map) shows the situation did not change much over [...]
The latest weekly export sales and shipment update showed 2022-2023 marketing year export shipments of U.S. corn at 1.411 bb (blue column) through Thursday, July 13, a point in the marketing year when a 5-year average of 89% of what [...]
The latest weekly export sales and shipment update showed 2022-2023 marketing year export shipments of U.S. soybeans at 1.833 bb (blue column) through Thursday, July 13, a point in the marketing year when a 5-year average of 91% of what [...]
The latest weekly export sales and shipment update showed 2022-2023 marketing year export shipments of U.S. soybean meal at 9,932 thousand metric tons (blue columns) through Thursday, July 13, a point in the marketing year when a 5-year average of [...]
The latest weekly export sales and shipment update showed 2022-2023 marketing year export shipments of U.S. cotton at 11.489 million bales (blue column) through Thursday, July 13, a point in the marketing year when a 5-year average of 95% of [...]
The latest weekly export sales and shipment update showed 2023-2024 marketing year export shipments of all U.S. wheat at 62 mb (blue column) through Thursday, July 13, a point in the marketing year when a 5-year average of 11% of [...]
This weekly update of the National Weather Service Climate Prediction Center shows the soil moisture situation improved slightly across the US Midwest the week ending Sunday, July 16 (left hand map). Parts of Iowa and eastern Nebraska continue to show [...]
The weekly Export Inspections report for the week ending Thursday, July 6 was released Monday. Corn inspections came in at 363,818 mt (14.3 mb), up 4% from the previous week’s revised 349,587 mt (13.8 mb). Total marketing year inspections of [...]
The latest US drought monitor map was released Thursday morning showing readings as of Tuesday, July 6 (left hand map). A side by side comparison with the previous week (right hand map) shows the situation did not change much over [...]
The latest weekly export sales and shipment update showed 2022-2023 marketing year export shipments of U.S. corn at 1.396 bb (blue column) through Thursday, July 6, a point in the marketing year when a 5-year average of 87% of what [...]
The latest weekly export sales and shipment update showed 2022-2023 marketing year export shipments of U.S. soybeans at 1.826 bb (blue column) through Thursday, July 6, a point in the marketing year when a 5-year average of 90% of what [...]
The latest weekly export sales and shipment update showed 2022-2023 marketing year export shipments of U.S. soybean meal at 9,701 thousand metric tons (blue columns) through Thursday, July 6, a point in the marketing year when a 5-year average of [...]
The latest weekly export sales and shipment update showed 2022-2023 marketing year export shipments of U.S. cotton at 11.253 million bales (blue column) through Thursday, July 6, a point in the marketing year when a 5-year average of 93% of [...]
The latest weekly export sales and shipment update showed 2023-2024 marketing year export shipments of all U.S. wheat at 53 mb (blue column) through Thursday, July 6, a point in the marketing year when a 5-year average of 9% of [...]
Corn: Down 18 to 20 cents As expected, 2022-2023 exports were dropped to 1.65 bb, down 75 mb from last month. On the other hand, feed demand was increased by 150 mb and ethanol was reduced by 25 mb for [...]
The weekly Export Inspections report for the week ending Thursday, July 6 was released Monday. Corn inspections came in at 341,024 mt (13.4 mb), down 50%% from the previous week’s revised 675,889 mt (26.6 mb). Total marketing year inspections of [...]
This weekly update of the National Weather Service Climate Prediction Center shows the soil moisture situation improved across the US Midwest the week ending Sunday, July 9 (left hand map). However, much of Iowa and eastern Nebraska continue to show [...]
The latest weekly export sales and shipment update showed 2022-2023 marketing year export shipments of U.S. corn at 1.376 bb (blue column) through Thursday, June 29, a point in the marketing year when a 5-year average of 85% of what [...]
The latest weekly export sales and shipment update showed 2022-2023 marketing year export shipments of U.S. soybeans at 1.814 bb (blue column) through Thursday, June 29, a point in the marketing year when a 5-year average of 89% of what [...]
The latest weekly export sales and shipment update showed 2022-2023 marketing year export shipments of U.S. soybean meal at 9,468 thousand metric tons (blue columns) through Thursday, June 29, a point in the marketing year when a 5-year average of [...]
The latest weekly export sales and shipment update showed 2022-2023 marketing year export shipments of U.S. cotton at 11.044 million bales (blue column) through Thursday, June 29, a point in the marketing year when a 5-year average of 91% of [...]
The latest weekly export sales and shipment update showed 2023-2024 marketing year export shipments of all U.S. wheat at 39 mb (blue column) through Thursday, June 29, a point in the marketing year when a 5-year average of 7% of [...]
The latest US drought monitor map was released Thursday morning showing readings as of Tuesday, July 4 (left hand map). A side by side comparison with the previous week (right hand map) shows the situation did not change much overt [...]
The May 2023 Oilseed Crushings report from USDA/NASS was released Monday afternoon. 189 mb of soybeans were crushed during May 2023 as compared to 186 mb during April 2023 and 180 mb during May 2022 Pushing the total for the [...]
The weekly Export Inspections report for the week ending Thursday, June 22 was released Monday. Corn inspections came in at 642,900 mt (21.4 mb), up 17%% from the previous week’s revised 550,511 mt (21.7 mb). Total marketing year inspections of [...]
This weekly update of the National Weather Service Climate Prediction Center shows the situation across the US Midwest was a mixed bag as of Sunday, July 2 (left hand map). Some areas of the Midwest saw slight improvement (Illinois) while [...]
Quarterly Stocks as of June 1, 2023 Corn was pegged at 4.106 bb as compared to June 1, 2022 of 4.349 bb (slide 2) On farm came in at 2.221 bb vs. last year’s 2.121 bb Off farm was 1.885 [...]
USDA/NASS released its Quarterly Hogs and Pigs report for Jun 1, 2023, with the U.S. inventory number coming in at 72.4 million head (mh). This was down 1% from the March 1, 2023 figure of 72.9 mh but up slightly [...]
The latest weekly export sales and shipment update showed 2022-2023 marketing year export shipments of U.S. corn at 1.348 bb (blue column) through Thursday, June 22, a point in the marketing year when a 5-year average of 83% of what [...]
The latest weekly export sales and shipment update showed 2022-2023 marketing year export shipments of U.S. soybeans at 1.804 bb (blue column) through Thursday, June 22, a point in the marketing year when a 5-year average of 88% of what [...]
The latest weekly export sales and shipment update showed 2022-2023 marketing year export shipments of U.S. soybean meal at 9,256 thousand metric tons (blue columns) through Thursday, June 22, a point in the marketing year when a 5-year average of [...]
The latest weekly export sales and shipment update showed 2022-2023 marketing year export shipments of U.S. cotton at 10.780 million bales (blue column) through Thursday, June 22, a point in the marketing year when a 5-year average of 88% of [...]
The latest weekly export sales and shipment update showed 2023-2024 marketing year export shipments of all U.S. wheat at 28 mb (blue column) through Thursday, June 22, a point in the marketing year when a 5-year average of 5% of [...]
The weekly CFTC Commitments of Traders report (legacy, futures only) showed noncommercial traders held a Chicago (SRW) net-short futures position of 66,364 contracts as of Tuesday, June 20, a decrease of 20,463 contracts. Included in this was a decrease in [...]
The weekly CFTC Commitments of Traders report (legacy, futures only) showed noncommercial traders held a net-long feeder cattle futures position of 13,495 contracts (blue line) as of Tuesday, June 20. This was a decrease of 2,130 contracts from the previous [...]
The weekly CFTC Commitments of Traders report (legacy, futures only) showed noncommercial traders held a net-short lean hog futures position of 18,727 contracts (blue line) as of Tuesday, June 20. This was a decrease of 7,704 Â contracts from the previous [...]
This weekly update of the National Weather Service Climate Prediction Center shows the situation across the US Midwest did not improve as of Sunday, June 25 (left hand map). In fact, a comparison to the map from last week (Monday, [...]
The weekly Export Inspections report for the week ending Thursday, June 22 was released Monday. Corn inspections came in at 542,727 mt (21.4 mb), down 35% from the previous week’s revised 830,999 mt (32.7 mb). Total marketing year inspections of [...]
The weekly CFTC Commitments of Traders report (legacy, futures only) showed noncommercial traders held a net-long corn futures position of 118,703 contracts (blue line) as of Tuesday, June 20. This was an increase of 73,681 Â contracts from the previous week [...]
The weekly CFTC Commitments of Traders report (legacy, futures only) showed noncommercial traders held a net-long soybean futures position of 88,532 contracts (blue line) as of Tuesday, June 20. This was an increase of 25,583 contracts from the previous week [...]
The weekly CFTC Commitments of Traders report (legacy, futures only) showed noncommercial traders decreased their net-long live cattle futures position (blue line) by 6,313 contracts, putting it at 105,936 contracts as of Tuesday, June 20. Included in this was a [...]
The USDA/NASS Cold Storage report for May 31, 2023 was released Friday. Total beef was down 6% from the previous month and down 20% from May 2022 Markets and data do not always fit perfectly. Recall boxed beef prices dropped [...]
USDA released its Cattle on Feed numbers for June 1 Friday afternoon. On Feed: 11.552 million head (mh) Down 1% from the revised May 1 number of 11.617 mh (reported last month at 11.608 mh) If we don't think about [...]
The latest weekly export sales and shipment update showed 2022-2023 marketing year export shipments of U.S. corn at 1.325 bb (blue column) through Thursday, June 15, a point in the marketing year when a 5-year average of 81% of what [...]
The latest weekly export sales and shipment update showed 2022-2023 marketing year export shipments of U.S. soybeans at 1.797 bb (blue column) through Thursday, June 15, a point in the marketing year when a 5-year average of 87% of what [...]
The latest weekly export sales and shipment update showed 2022-2023 marketing year export shipments of U.S. soybean meal at 9,005 thousand metric tons (blue columns) through Thursday, June 15, a point in the marketing year when a 5-year average of [...]
The latest weekly export sales and shipment update showed 2022-2023 marketing year export shipments of U.S. cotton at 10.540 million bales (blue column) through Thursday, June 15, a point in the marketing year when a 5-year average of 86% of [...]
The latest weekly export sales and shipment update showed 2023-2024 marketing year export shipments of all U.S. wheat at 22 mb (blue column) through Thursday, June 15, a point in the marketing year when a 5-year average of 4% of [...]
USDA is set to release its Cattle on Feed report for June 1 at 14:00 (CT) Friday. This includes: The number of cattle on feed Cattle placed during May Cattle marketed durning May And for those who can't get enough [...]
This weekly update of the National Weather Service Climate Prediction Center shows the situation across the US Midwest did not improve as of Monday, June 19 (left hand map). In fact, a comparison to the map from last week (Monday, [...]
The weekly Export Inspections report for the week ending Thursday, June 15 was released Tuesday. Corn inspections came in at 877,310 mt (34.5 mb), down 25% from the previous week’s revised 1,170,114 mt (46.1 mb). Total marketing year inspections of [...]
The weekly CFTC Commitments of Traders report (legacy, futures only) showed noncommercial traders moved to a net-long corn futures position of 45,092 contracts (blue line) as of Tuesday, June 13. This was a switch of 59,863 contracts from the previous [...]
The weekly CFTC Commitments of Traders report (legacy, futures only) showed noncommercial traders held a net-long soybean futures position of 62,949 contracts (blue line) as of Tuesday, June 13. This was an increase of 23,794 contracts from the previous week [...]
The weekly CFTC Commitments of Traders report (legacy, futures only) showed noncommercial traders increased their net-long live cattle futures position (blue line) by 6,628 contracts, putting it at 112,249 contracts as of Tuesday, June 13. Included in this was an [...]
The latest weekly export sales and shipment update showed 2022-2023 marketing year export shipments of U.S. corn at 1.298 bb (blue column) through Thursday, June 8, a point in the marketing year when a 5-year average of 78% of what [...]
The latest weekly export sales and shipment update showed 2022-2023 marketing year export shipments of U.S. soybeans at 1.783 bb (blue column) through Thursday, June 8, a point in the marketing year when a 5-year average of 86% of what [...]
The latest weekly export sales and shipment update showed 2022-2023 marketing year export shipments of U.S. soybean meal at 8,681 thousand metric tons (blue columns) through Thursday, June 8, a point in the marketing year when a 5-year average of [...]
The latest weekly export sales and shipment update showed 2022-2023 marketing year export shipments of U.S. cotton at 10.299 million bales (blue column) through Thursday, June 8, a point in the marketing year when a 5-year average of 84% of [...]
The latest weekly export sales and shipment update showed 2023-2024 marketing year export shipments of all U.S. wheat at 16 mb (blue column) through Thursday, June 8, a point in the marketing year when a 5-year average of 2% of [...]
This weekly update of the National Weather Service Climate Prediction Center shows the situation across the US Midwest did not improve as of Monday, June 12 (left hand map). In fact, a comparison to the map from last week (Monday, [...]
