Corn Ends Firm on Dry W Midwest Forecast

Old crop US weekly export sales were abysmal at just 3.6 Mil Bu – a new marketing year low – as South American exporters ramp up sales and shipments. This will remain a theme in FAS weekly sales reports into November. Funds were net buyers of 5,500 contracts.   Central US weather into August 10th…

Afternoon Weather Update

Drought Expands; Very Little Precip in 10-14 Day Forecast: This week’s drought monitor included modest improvement in parts of SD, but the overall area in drought expanded for the 9th consecutive week. The graphic displays current conditions, as well as changes from last year. Cooler temps lie in the offing, but the lack of precip…