CBT Selling on Gulf Closure and Uncertainty on Electrical Power Restoration; China Buying PNW Soybeans & Sorghum; NASS Sept Crop Report

CBT futures are sharply lower at midday on fund selling amid the continued worry over when US Gulf export facilities will come back online. FOB and CIF offers are lacking which is frustrating importers while the futures market endures chart-based selling. Exporters that would normally buy futures to buffer the decline are lacking or nonexistent…

Brazil’s Corn Ship Lineup Shrinking Fast. Model Suggests USDA Export projection is 3-6 MMT Too High.

Summary:  Last week Brazil exported 1.26 MMT of corn. Argentine exports were 1.02 MMT.  Ukraine shipped 24,000 MT.  US exports were 563,000 MT.  As of Aug 27, Brazil’s total corn export “commitments” for the local marketing year were 9.54 MMT vs 17.7 MMT last year.  Commitments have accounted for 41.5% of projected total annual exports. Ship lineup…