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Futures
@C - CORN - CBOT
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May 21
537'0
1'6
535'0
538'2
533'4
535'2
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Jul 21
525'6
1'6
522'6
526'6
522'4
524'0
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Dec 21
474'6
1'2
473'4
476'4
473'4
473'4
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@S - SOYBEANS - CBOT
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May 21
1411'2
3'6
1409'0
1415'4
1405'0
1407'4
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Jul 21
1395'4
4'0
1392'0
1399'4
1388'4
1391'4
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Nov 21
1227'2
3'2
1224'0
1229'6
1220'6
1224'0
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@W - WHEAT - CBOT
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May 21
660'0
4'0
654'6
660'4
653'0
656'0
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Jul 21
649'2
2'6
645'6
650'0
643'6
646'4
12:59A
@YM - E-MINI DOW JONES $5 - CBOT
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Mar 21
31175.00
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31259.00
31273.00
30989.00
31236.00
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Closing Market Comments
3-3-20
Corn
Corn was moderately lower here at mid-week with CH losing 10 ½ cents, CK off 9 ¾ cents, and CZ down 2 ¼. Commodity funds were notable sellers today with sales as of midday estimated at 9500 corn contracts. Expectations that tomorrow’s export sales report will confirm slowing export demand weighed on corn as traders expect 2020/21 sales to be near 23.5 million bu. which would be double the average weekly amount needed to reach the USDA’s export projection, but well below the weekly sales totals posted the majority of the current marketing year. U.S. weather is also somewhat negative as the southern states are expected to dry out the next week, allowing corn planting to begin. Although it was largely ignored, the weekly EIA energy report contained encouraging ethanol news with production last week up 29% compared to the previous week and with ethanol inventories down 360,000 barrels. Gasoline demand increased 13% as travel begins to pick up. With more states removing Covid restrictions completely and the prospects of a large percentage of Americans being vaccinated by early summer, it appears that ethanol demand will rise significantly the next several months. For now, however, concern about export demand is the bigger market factor.
Soybean
Soybeans were lower today, although settlement prices were well above session lows. SH was 3 ¼ cents weaker, SK dropped a nickel, and SX tumbled 5 ¾ cents. Commodity funds were sellers of an estimated 5000 soybean contracts during Wednesday’s session. Slowing export demand weighed on soybeans today as traders expect tomorrow’s export sales report to show 2020/21 sales of just 11 million bu. as most business migrates to southern hemisphere countries. Also weighing on soybeans today were reports of additional African Swine Flu cases in hogs in southwestern China. Brazilian producers were said to be active sellers of soybeans today as they took advantage of the stronger Dollar. Losses were limited by concern about Brazilian and Argentine production. The U.S. attache in Buenos Aires estimated the Argentine soy crop at 47.5 MMTs down 500,000 MTs from the USDA’s February projection. Hot and dry conditions that are currently in place across nearly all of Argentina are threatening to cut production further. Just 15% of Argentine soybeans are rated in good or excellent condition compared to 64% a year ago. In northern Brazil, frequent rains have slowed the harvest pace to a ten-year low and have led to poorer than usual soybean quality.
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