ARC Mid-Day Commentary; NOPA Report Surprises on Large November Soyoil Demand; Midday S Brazil/Argy Forecast Hot/Dry into January; Wheat Falls on Chart Selling

CBOT futures are lower at midday with the sinking of US wheat futures helping to pull corn off a 5-month high. Hot/dry Southern Brazilian/Argentine weather underpinned corn/soybean futures in early day trade, but energy/stock values declined ahead of an expected policy announcement of a more hawkish US Central Bank. The US Fed is expected to…

Ethanol Production Unchanged But Stocks Rose. Ethanol Producer Cash-Margins Drop to 70 Cents/Gln.

Summary: US ethanol production was unchanged after being up 5.3% the previous week.  Ethanol stocks rose 2.1%, the opposite of what some traders had expected. Gasoline consumption rose 5.7% from the previous week.  Also, gasoline use was up 1% from 2019 (Pre-Pandemic). Blender demand is estimated to have risen 2%. Ethanol producer cash-based margins were…