CBOT Chops Sideways in Slow Volume Session. US Corn Sales Will Be Massive on Thursday AM; HRW Wheat Feeding Purchases Become Active

Dull/mixed is the CBT at midday with corn/wheat lower while the soy complex trades firmer. An early CBOT rally faded with strong cash markets underpinning the midday decline. US farmers show no interest in selling a break with commercial elevator sources telling ARC that rising cash soy basis is having no impact on securing additional…

US Ethanol Production Drops But Stocks Increase. EPA extends deadline for compliance.

Summary:  Unexpectedly US ethanol production dropped last week.  However, ethanol stocks were up 2.2.%. Gasoline consumption slipped this week but is down 13% from a year ago. As of Mar 19, futures-based ethanol producer margins were -36.04 cents/gln, down 9.08 cents from the previous week.  Blender margins were 1.44 cents/gln, down 2.05 cents from the previous week. Blender…