MarketEdge PM Comments

May 12, 2023


(Taylor Bensenberg)

Good afternoon, July corn closed up 4 cents at 5.8625 and December corn closed down 5 cents at 5.0875. July soybeans closed down 15 ½ at 13.90 and November soybeans closed down 24 ¼ at 12.2375.
 
WASDE Report Recap
  • Cuts to 2022/2023 corn exports by 75 million
  • Stocks up 75 million to 1.417 billion bushels
  • 2023/2024 carryout is at 2.222 billion bushels on corn and beans 335 million bushels
  • Note that Argentine bean production was left unchanged
 
Other News:
  • Traders will be focused on weather for the next few months
  • China continues to cancel U.S. corn orders and is purchasing from Brazil instead
  • Still no resolution to the Black Sea deal
 
Have a great weekend!
 
 

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