Articles tagged under: Supply and Demand Report

USDA Report Highlights Strong U.S. Crop Demand

Published November 10, 2020

In the November Supply and Demand report, USDA lowered U.S. production and raised demand more than expected. U.S. corn production was lowered to 14.5 billion bushels on a yield of 175 bushels per acre. Soybean production was lowered to 4.1…

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Grain Traders Prepare for October Supply/Demand Report

Published October 9, 2020

The grain trade is pre-positioning ahead of today’s USDA Supply and Demand report. Total Farm Marketing Senior Market Advisor Naomi Blohm says we could be in for a wild ride. "The surprise friendly quarterly stocks report is still setting the…

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Ethanol Demand Surprises Trade

Published May 12, 2020

An increase in ethanol demand in the USDA May Supply and Demand report surprised traders. "The markets didn't see the bear get fed in the U.S. figures," said Mike Zuzolo, president, Global Commodity Analytics and Consulting. "What really surprised me…

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Analysts Prepare for an Ugly May USDA Report

Published May 7, 2020

Traders are preparing for a very large corn carryout number in the May Supply and Demand report from USDA. "The corn numbers are going to be bearish and even shockingly bearish," says Joe Vaclavik, president, Standard Grain. "In May, the…

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Traders Leery Ahead of May USDA Report

Published May 7, 2020

The grain markets continue to trade sideways or lower ahead of the May Supply and Demand report. NAU Country Vice President of Farm Services Rich Morrison is not expecting friendly carryout numbers. "If the USDA uses its planting intentions numbers…

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Global Wheat and Corn Ending Stocks Increase

Published April 9, 2020

In the April Supply and Demand report, the USDA raised global ending stocks of wheat slightly to under 293 million metric tons. That's due to lower Russian wheat production being offset by an increase in the European Union's production. Global…

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USDA Report Confirms Large U.S. Ending Stocks

Published April 9, 2020

USDA’s April Supply and Demand report confirms larger U.S. ending stocks of corn, soybeans and wheat. All were within the range of trade guesses. USDA raised corn ending stocks to 2.09 billion bushels on lower ethanol demand. That more than…

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A Wide Range of Corn Estimates Ahead of April WASDE

Published April 8, 2020

There is a wide range of trade guesses for corn ending stocks ahead of the April USDA Supply and Demand report. "I honestly don't know if stocks will be dramatically larger. They will be bigger because of the 97 million…

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USDA Report Could Reflect Ethanol Demand Losses

Published April 7, 2020

The USDA may increase corn carryout in the April Supply and Demand report to reflect the loss of ethanol demand. "We'll see how the USDA wants to try and factor it in," says Clayton Pope, president, Clayton Pope Commodities. "The…

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Caution Advised Ahead of Tuesday’s Report

Published March 9, 2020

U.S. Commodities President Don Roose doesn’t expect big changes in Tuesday’s USDA Supply and Demand report, but he does advise caution. "The thing we have to be careful of is if exports are slowing. We also have to look at…

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