USDA's new-crop corn numbers did not disappoint the trade, with yields and production even lower than pre-report expectations, which were considered bullish.
Corn was on center stage, coming in at a yield of 153 bushels an acre, 2 bushels an acre below the average trade estimate and only a touch above last year's weather-reduced yield of 152.8 bpa.
The estimated soybean yield, at 41.4 bpa, is down from 43.5 bpa last year and below average trade expectations for 42.8 bpa. Production, at 3.06 billion bushels, also is below trade guesses of 3.19 billion and is down from 3.33 billion last year.
Most of USDA's wheat production numbers are slightly below trade estimates as well: The agency pegged all wheat production at 2.08 billion bushels; spring, 522 million, and durum 57 million, all below pre-report averages. Only winter wheat came in slightly above expectations, at 1.498 vs. 1.491 billion.
So it looks like the grain trade will stay interesting for a while.
Oh wait we live in Canada where the trade will say we have a huge Canola crop this year so cant compare us to the Soy price.
Thanks for Growing Wall to Wall Canola Farmers. Dah!
Corn was on center stage, coming in at a yield of 153 bushels an acre, 2 bushels an acre below the average trade estimate and only a touch above last year's weather-reduced yield of 152.8 bpa.
The estimated soybean yield, at 41.4 bpa, is down from 43.5 bpa last year and below average trade expectations for 42.8 bpa. Production, at 3.06 billion bushels, also is below trade guesses of 3.19 billion and is down from 3.33 billion last year.
Most of USDA's wheat production numbers are slightly below trade estimates as well: The agency pegged all wheat production at 2.08 billion bushels; spring, 522 million, and durum 57 million, all below pre-report averages. Only winter wheat came in slightly above expectations, at 1.498 vs. 1.491 billion.
So it looks like the grain trade will stay interesting for a while.
Oh wait we live in Canada where the trade will say we have a huge Canola crop this year so cant compare us to the Soy price.
Thanks for Growing Wall to Wall Canola Farmers. Dah!
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