Tuesday, February 10, 2015

Today's Big Department Of Agriculture Report: Meh on WASDE

From AgProfessional:

Ag markets were mostly lower after Tuesday's WASDE report
The WASDE report weighed on corn futures. Crop market traders seemed to be liquidating long positions ahead of the late-morning release of the monthly USDA Supply/Demand (WASDE) report, since futures declined modestly at that time. That didn’t change in the wake of the report, since a sizeable reduction in U.S. supplies was more than offset by a big increase in the forecast global carryout. March corn slipped 0.25 cent to $3.91/bushel late Tuesday morning, while July skidded 0.75 to $4.06.

The soy complex partially overcame early weakness around midsession Tuesday. Talk of large South American production and weak crude and palm oil markets apparently undercut the soybean and product markets Monday night and Tuesday morning. The WASDE report supported beans and meal, since bean usage was boosted and stocks were cut. Increased oil stocks are weighing on that market. March soybean futures rallied 1.5 cents to $9.80/bushel in post-report trading, while March soyoil fell 0.47 cents to 31.54 cents/pound, while March meal rose $1.8 to $331.4/ton.

The wheat markets reacted poorly to the latest news. Supportive demand news seemingly did little to support the wheat markets overnight, which may have partially reflected an upward revision to Australian production. Prices remained rather weak through the release of the WASDE report, then moved even lower in response to comparatively high estimates for both U.S. and global stockpiles. March CBOT wheat dipped 4.75 cents to $5.25/bushel in late-Tuesday morning action, while March KC wheat sagged 5.5 to $5.58/bushel, and March MWE wheat dropped 2.75 to $5.7325....MORE
More to come. Here are the FinViz 5-minute charts: