crop report

August Crop Reports So Far

The August crop report next Wednesday. Some private forecasters slowly taking the top of national corn yield. Looking at the August report, an important one for the corn trade especially as the crop has pollinated for the most part and is filling ears now. USDA during the month of July has collected farmer surveys and also using satellite imagery to …

heat

Temperatures to Rise Soon

Grain traders have shown reluctance to build additional weather premium into futures at this point, but temperatures returning to 100 degrees or more this weekend and into next week can certainly change that. Bottom line analysts say December corn needs consecutive closing over $4.76 to keep the upward momentum in place. August is soybean month, but another forecaster is holding …