In its April WASDE report, USDA made minimal changes to its existing forecast for corn but did adjust soybean use estimates. USDA did not change its prior 2021/22 U.S. corn production estimate of 15.115 billion bushels, still above the past two seasons’ volumes. Corn [...]
Futures activity Nearing expiration, the Mar-22 soybean futures contract closed last week slightly higher than it began, at $16.9075 per bushel. Futures did manage to close at a record $17 per bushel on Thursday before correctly slightly on Friday. S&D and fundamental factors USDA’s [...]
Futures activity Mar-22 soybean futures saw a volatile week of trading, with prices making fresh highs of $16.33 per bushel last Thursday morning before crashing to close at $15.74 per bushel. On the week, prices moved up 32 cents per bushel to $15.85 per [...]
Futures activity Jan-22 soybean futures exited the board at $13.5675 per bushel. For Mar-22, futures ended last week lower at $13.6975, down by nearly $0.40 per bushel from the previous Friday. S&D and fundamental factors In last week’s WASDE, USDA raised U.S. soybean ending stocks [...]
In the January WASDE, USDA increased its 2021/22 U.S. corn production estimated to 15.115 billion bushels, up 53 million bushels from the December estimate. USDA raised 2021/22 corn ending stocks to 1.540 billion bushels, up 47 million bushels from the previous forecast. Corn exports [...]
Futures activity Last week’s trading activity was a mixed bag for the soy complex. Jan-22 soybean futures ended the week at $12.6775 per bushel, nearly identical with the week ending Dec. 3. Soybean meal closed at $366.80 per short ton, up $14.20 per ST [...]
In the November WASDE, estimated 2021/22 U.S. corn yield was raised 0.5 bushels per acre (bpa) to 177.0 bpa, which would be the highest yield on record. With this improved yield, estimated new-crop production rose to 15.062 billion bushels, up 43 million bushels from [...]
Futures activity After a bullish WASDE report (arguably more so for corn and wheat than soybeans directly), prices rallied after weeks of consolidation. Sept-21 soybean futures closed last week higher by nearly 32 cents at $13.73 per bushel. Soybean oil followed suit, with the [...]
