CORN
- July down 0.0575 @ 3.28, September down 0.055 @ 3.3275, December down 0.0525 @ 3.425
- Nonthreatening weather forecasts for this week
- Brazilian corn crop estimates are moving lower
- G/EX ratings went up 1% this week to 75% vs 59% last year and 70% on average
- July corn testing 10-day moving average support
- Stochastics curling out of overbought levels
- July futures back within Bollinger Band range
SOYBEANS
- July down 0.0475 @ 8.60, August down 0.045 @ 8.63, November down 0.04 @ 8.74
- Strong China imports lately, but most have come from Brazil
- Brazilian real @ 12-week high, US dollar pushing to new lows for the move
- G/EX ratings were up 2% from last week to 72% vs 71% on average
- Stochastics returning lower from overbought levels
- New crop contracts were stopped at 100-day moving average resistance level yesterday
WHEAT
- July CHI wheat down 0.07 @ 5.045, July KC wheat down 0.0325 @ 4.5725, July MPLS wheat down 0.0375 @ 5.205
- Weather forecasts are conducive to winter wheat harvest
- Lower US dollar
- EU wheat crop expected to be the smallest in 13 years
- Winter wheat conditions unchanged @ 51% G/EX vs 64% last year and 47% on average
- Spring wheat conditions @ 82% G/EX vs 80% last week
- CHI futures have fallen below 20-day moving average support, KC futures are holding 20-day support
- Spring wheat futures made early tests of 10 and 50-day moving average support but have bounced back above
CATTLE
- June live cattle up 0.42 @ 94.55, August lives up 0.05 @ 96.37, October lives up 0.12 @ 99.50
- August feeders down 0.30 @ 132.77, September feeders down 0.22 @ 134.30
- Reopening states may boost restaurant demand
- Choice beef and cash cattle markets have been very soft lately
- Cattle backed up in the country
- August lives still consolidating in recent range, gap below the range has not yet been filled
HOGS
- June down 0.32 @ 48.25, July hogs down 0.30 @ 53.67, August hogs down 0.35 @ 57.45
- Strong China imports lately
- Weak pork values and cash Index trending lower
- Daily slaughter still running 35M head behind last year
- July hogs trading in very tight inside session so far today
- August hogs also trading an inside session though above the 10 and 20-day moving average support