CORN

• Corn prices are being pulled down by the wheat market as well as planting reaching the home stretch.
• Monday’s Crop Progress report showed corn planting in the U.S. has now reached 97%, up 4% from last week and in line with the 5-year average.
• According to AgRural, Brazil’s winter corn harvest is off to its slowest start since 2021, sitting at just 1.9% complete. This compares to 10% harvested in the same week last year.

SOYBEANS

• Soybeans have reversed higher at midday on optimism from trade talks between the U.S. and China yesterday.
• Yesterday’s Crop Progress report showed soybean planting at 90% complete, up from 84% last week and 2% ahead of the 5-year average.
• The Malaysia Palm Oil Board has reported that palm oil inventories in the country have increased to an eight-month high of 1.99 mmt. Production was also seen climbing 5.1% to 1.77 mmt.

WHEAT

• All three wheat classes continue to drift lower, pressured by global increases in total wheat output and yesterday’s crop ratings.
• Yesterday’s Crop Progress report showed Spring wheat ratings improving to 53% good-to-excellent but remain well below last year’s rating of 72% good-to-excellent. Winter wheat ratings improved 2 points from last week to 54% good-to-excellent.
• SovEcon raised their Russian wheat production forecast by 1.8 mmt to 82.8 mmt. The group cited good weather in the Southern region as the reason for the increase in production.

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Tanner Wilson