TFM Midday Update 08-27-2021

CORN

  • Dec down 1-1/2 @ 5.49-1/4
  • In the southwest Plains, corn is $35/ton cheaper than HRW wheat
  • Good rains overnight across northern Iowa and southern Minnesota
  • The 5.40 area in Dec corn should be supportive
  • Tropical Storm Ida will likely make landfall in the US on Sunday – sending heavy rains to the North and maybe some to the eastern Corn Belt

SOYBEANS

  • Nov down 10 @ 13.16
  • We are likely seeing concern about demand in soybeans, as well as relatively big numbers coming out of South America for their 2022 crop
  • The 13.00 area in Nov soybean should be supportive
  • US soybean prices are cheap relative to Brazil
  • Yesterday the USDA announced 9.7mb sale of new crop soybeans to China and unknown destinations
  • November soybeans on China’s Dalian exchange today were down to the equivalent of 18.63 / bushel (still near the high for the year)

WHEAT

  • Dec wheat down 3 @ 7.36-1/4,  Dec KC down 1-3/4 @ 7.26-1/2, Dec MNPLS up 4-3/4 @ 9.16-1/4
  • We are trading supply concerns – non-US wheat exporter stocks to usage ratios are record low
  • We would expect the USDA in September to continue to drop the Russian crop
  • On Monday we could see a lower Canada crop when they release their numbers
  • Canada has seen rain over the last week and more expected for the upcoming week, causing harvest challenges
  • The moisture resulting from the incoming tropical storm should benefit next month’s planting conditions of SRW wheat

CATTLE

  • Oct LC down 0.325 @ 129.275 & Sep FC down 0.125 @ 164.325
  • Choice cuts up 0.38 & select up 3.90
  • Boxed beef runs out of momentum ahead of holiday
  • The bullish nature of last Friday’s report has diminished
  • Live cattle futures have fallen over the past 3 days
  • Cattle slaughter projected at 113K

HOGS

  • Oct hogs up 2.075 @ 89.975 Oct pork cutout up 1.55 @ 102.70
  • Market continues in a sideways pattern
  • Despite choppy trade, the general trend in stochastics shows upward price momentum
  • Thursday’s surge in cutouts may indicate strengthening demand
  • Hog slaughter projected at 467K
  • Packers have been able to obtain sufficient numbers of hogs without being very aggressive

Author

Brandon Doherty

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