Soybeans and soymeal traded higher led by the nearby. Soyoil and wheat traded lower. Corn traded lower led by the nearby. US stocks were sharply lower. Some link this to profit taking in key tech stocks. US Dollar was lower. Crude was lower. Gold lower. Good weekly export sales helped hog futures rally.
SOYBEANS
Soybean traded higher. Continued China buying US soybeans offered support. Record large Q4 US soybean export liftings offered support to nearby futures. Talk China is now starting to buy Brazil Feb forward may have weighed on 2021 contracts. Brazil is also looking at record 2021 crop. Most look for a 1 pct from in next week’s US soybean crop ratings. Another crop analyst estimated US 2020 soybean crop near 4,368 mil bu and a yield near 52.5. This group has a US 2020/21 soybean carryout near 610 mil bu. Food and Ag Commodity Economics (Informa) will be out Friday with their estimate. They have been using a soybean crop near 4,236 mil bu, yield near 51.0 and US 2020/21 soybean carryout near 463 versus USDA 610. Soybean futures have not traded higher for 10 straight day. Weekly US soybean export sales were near 1.7 mmt. Unshipped open sales are near 24.1 mmt. China sales were near 1.01 mt. 2019/20 export commit is near 47.5 mmt versus 48.7 last year. USDA estimates US 2020/21 exports near 57.8 mmt. USDA announced 318 mt US soybean were sold to unknown and 132 mt US soybean were sold to China.
CORN
Corn futures traded lower led by the nearby contracts. Approaching US harvest may have weighed on prices. US farmer though remains a reluctant seller of cash. This is helping the domestic basis. Early next week. IA and Il are forecasted to finally get some rain, Still most look for weekly US corn crop ratings to drop another 1 pct. Another crop analyst estimated US 2020 corn crop at 15,005 and a yield near 179.5. This group has a US 2020/21 corn carryout near 2,895 mil bu. Food and Ag Commodity Economics (Informa) will be out Friday with their estimate. They have been using a corn crop near 14,828 mil bu, yield near 176.5 and US 2020/21 corn carryout near 2,496 versus USDA 2,756. Weekly US corn export sales were near 2.4 mmt. Unshipped open sales are near 15.8 mmt. China sales were near 1.155 mt. 2019/20 export commit is near 44.5 mmt versus 49.9 last year. USDA estimates US 2020/21 exports near 56.5 mmt. China sold only 34 pct of their corn auction. Some feel approaching 2020 corn harvest could finally increase supplies and bring down record domestic prices. This could also slow new export sales. Most look for China to imports a record 20 mmt corn, 12 from US and 4 each from Brazil and Ukraine.
WHEAT
Wheat futures traded lower. On again off again wheat trade was off again today. Some link this to slow World export traded versus adequate supplies. Australia and Baltic wheat is beginning to reduce Russia export demand. Large World supplies could also reduce US export demand. Weekly US wheat export sales were near 585 mt. 2020/21 export commit is near 12.4 mmt versus 11.4 last year. USDA estimates US 2020/21 exports near 26.5 mmt versus 26.3 last year. Egypt bought only 55 mt in their tender. They had to pay the highest prices so far this market year for their wheat. USDA continues to estimate World wheat trade near 188 mmt versus 189 last year. Combined Russia and Ukraine is 56.0 mmt versus 52.0 last year. Canada 24.5 versus 23.9 last year. EU 25.5 versus 38.0 last year. Australia 17.5 versus 9.5 last year. SE Asia buys 26.3 mmt versus 26.4 last year. N Africa buys 29.6 versus 28.0 last year. Mideast buys 18.0 versus 17.8 last year.
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