Grains are higher at noon:
Corn + 4 1/2 cents/bu (Mar @ 5.47 1/4)
Soybeans -3/4 cents/bu (Mar @ 13.76 1/2)
Chi Wheat + 10 cents/bu (Mar @ 6.60 3/4)
Cdn $ +0.00105 (79.34 cents)
WTI Crude Oil +1.73/barrel (60.97)
1 Grower Meeting down, 9 to go! Still time to reserve your spot -> https://forms.gle/62cZuGgdCeTAcE629
-StoneX will be using their expertise to talk about global/USA grain markets
-Floyd will be discussing local grain markets/pricing opportunities
-Megan will be introducing NEW grain pricing alternatives.
Weekly export inspections were released this morning for the week ending February 18th.
| In Million Bushels | Actual | Estimates | Last Week | 10-Week Average |
| Corn | 48.5 | 19.7-55.1 | 51.8 | 46.1 |
| Soybeans | 26.5 | 11-34.9 | 33.9 | 75.0 |
| Wheat | 11.9 | 11-20.2 | 15.4 | 14.5 |
Marketing year wheat export shipments to date exceed the seasonal pace needed to hit USDA's target by 2 million bushels, versus 8 million the previous week. Marketing year corn export shipments to date fall short of the seasonal pace needed to hit USDA's target by 54 million bushels, versus being short by 51 million the previous week. Marketing year soybean export shipments to date exceed the seasonal pace needed to hit USDA's target by 354 million bushels, versus 373 million the previous week and 400+ million a few weeks ago.
Soybean harvest progress was pegged at 16% in Brazil as of Friday, up 5 points on the week, but down 18 points from the previous year’s pace. Mato Grosso soybean harvest progress was pegged at 40%, up 10 points on the week, but down 41 points from the previous year. That in turn has slowed planting of the safrinha corn crop in Brazil. Brazil’s beans are significantly cheaper than the US beans, so it is expected that our exports will slow, the farther into South American harvest we get.