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Please
note I will be out of the office Tuesday and Wednesday.

 

Calls:

Corn
3-7 lower

Soybeans
3-6 lower

SBO
20 points lower

Meal
$1.00-$1.50 lower

Chicago
Wheat 4-6 lower

KC
wheat 4-7 lower

MN
wheat 4-7 lower

 

The
midday weather outlook improved for winter wheat for the 1-5 day and improved for spring wheat & the Corn Belt for the 6-10 day. Two warehouses with sunflower meal at Nikatera (Ukraine) was hit by a rocket over the weekend. This and uncertainty over Black
Sea (Ukraine) exports sent wheat futures sharply higher. Corn was higher and the soybean complex mixed. Most of Europe was on holiday.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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World
Weather Inc.

WEATHER
EVENTS AND FEATURES TO WATCH

  • Dryness
    is being eased in Europe after concern about poor soil moisture last week
  • China’s
    North China Plain is still drier than usual and needs rain
    • Some
      relief to dryness in the North China Plain is expected this week as sporadic showers and then as a more significant rain “possibly” next week
  • India’s
    Monsoon will continue underperforming for at least another week, although rainfall is expected to expand northward next week and intensify slightly
  • U.S.
    ridge building advertised this weekend and next week will be closely monitored over the central states, but initially the feature will be a benefit to North America weather rather than a threat
  • Interior
    southern Alberta, Canada received some very important rainfall during the weekend and more will occur into Tuesday with some expansion into southwestern Saskatchewan possible
  • Drought
    will continue in east-central Alberta and west-central Saskatchewan for an extended period of time, although rain chances may improve next week
  • Eastern
    Canada Prairies will continue drying down for a few more days
  • West
    Texas crop areas will be hotter and drier in this coming week
    • GFS
      model run suggests too much rain after day 11
  • Western
    Argentina stays dry next ten days
  • Temporary
    relief to dryness expected in western and southern Mato Grosso that might benefit some cotton production areas, but the moisture is too late for Safrinha corn
  • Southern
    Brazil will be a little too wet for a while
  • Beneficial
    rain fell in eastern Australia during the weekend and rain is expected in the west later this week – all of which favors wheat, barley and canola planting
  • Frost
    occurred in eastern Russia’s New Lands during the weekend without doing much harm
  • Eastern
    Russia New Lands may trend a little too wet in the coming ten days

 

WEATHER
DETAILS

  • France
    received needed rain during the weekend as did a part of the U.K. and Germany
    • Local
      rain totals in central France ranged from 1.00 to 4.20 inches while most of the precipitation was much lighter varying from 0.10 to 0.72 inch with a few amounts over 1.00 inch
    • Rainfall
      in southern parts of the U.K. and portions of Germany were no more than 0.75 inch
  • Rain
    also fell during the weekend in east-central Europe with rainfall to 0.72 inch and a local total of 1.18 inches
    • Dry
      biased conditions occurred elsewhere
  • Additional
    waves of rain are expected in Europe over the next ten days to further improve topsoil moisture for better crop development in winter, spring and summer production areas
    • Rainfall
      over the next ten days will vary from 0.50 to 2.00 inches with a few amounts of 2.00 to 3.00 inches
    • Spain
      and Portugal will be left mostly dry along with parts of central Italy and rainfall in the lower Danube River Basin will be less than 0.50 inch
  • Europe
    temperatures will be near to above normal during the next two weeks with readings furthest above normal next week
  • Europe’s
    bottom line is one of improvement with many of the areas that have been driest in recent weeks getting enough rain for a timely boost in precipitation
  • Developing
    Tropical Storm Alex brought heavy rain to southern Florida Friday into Saturday where rainfall varied from 2.00 to more than 8.00 inches, but damage to citrus and sugarcane was not suspected
    • The
      Everglades and urban coastal areas were wettest
  • Tropical
    Storm Alex is passing north of Bermuda today and will move northeasterly while losing tropical characteristics the next couple of days
    • The
      storm poses no threat to land through the balance of its lifetime
  • Eastern
    U.S. Midwest, Delta and southeastern states were dry during the weekend favoring fieldwork and crop development
    • Some
      rain fell in the western Corn Belt and in a few Great Lakes region locations with some moderate to heavy rain Sunday from central Iowa to southeastern Wisconsin
      • Rainfall
        varied from 1.00 to 3.35 inches with central Iowa wettest
    • Temperatures
      were seasonable with highs in the 70s in the far north, 80s in the central and interior south while some 90-degree Fahrenheit highs occurred in the southernmost United States
  • U.S.
    weather in major crop areas over the next ten days will bring periods of rain and sunshine supporting normal crop development and fieldwork
    • Hard
      red winter wheat areas will continue to get periodic rainfall which may be good for reproducing and filling crops, but will slow maturation rates in early maturing crops in the south
    • West
      Texas rainfall is expected to be limited over the next ten days, although not completely absent
      • Rain
        will fall in the Texas Panhandle more often than that in West Texas cotton, sorghum and corn areas
      • Net
        drying is expected in West Texas and that may return some crop moisture stress over time
    • U.S.
      Delta and southeastern states will see a favorable mix of rain and sunshine during the next two weeks
    • Temperatures
      will be cooler than usual in this first week of the outlook in the Midwest, but the second week temperature outlook will be near to above normal
      • Warming
        is expected in the northern Plains next week and that will help improve crop and field conditions
  • U.S.
    lower Midwest, southern Plains, Delta and southeastern states will trend drier next week while timely rain occurs to the north due to a high pressure ridge
  • U.S.
    high pressure ridge advertised for next week will be a progressive ridge initially and will be of low amplitude providing rain for the northern Plains and northern Midwest while the southern Plains, Delta and lower Midwest dry down after day ten
    • The
      pattern hints of negative PDO pattern which is expected during the heart of summer and could bring drier biased conditions to the central U.S. while more rain falls in Canada’s Prairies
  • Canada’s
    Prairies weather early this week will be drier than usual in the central and eastern Prairies and a little wetter than usual in interior southern and far western Alberta
    • Temperatures
      will be near normal
    • Next
      week’s temperatures will be near to above normal, and rainfall will be greater than usual in Alberta and below average in many other areas to the east
  • Canada’s
    Prairies may trend wetter next week
  • Mexico
    rainfall this week will be a little greater than usual in the interior west-central and northwest parts of the nation and close to normal in the far south while below average elsewhere
    • Next
      week’s weather will trend wetter in the east and south while continuing periodically in the interior west-central and northwest
  • Argentina
    dry weather is expected to continue through the next ten days after prevailing during the weekend
    • Concern
      over wheat planting and establishment will continue to rise over westernmost parts of the nation
    • Temperatures
      will be seasonable with a slight warmer bias in the southwest and a slight cooler bias in the northeast
  • Brazil
    rainfall Wednesday into Friday will benefit western and southern Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, and a few neighboring areas in northern Parana, Sao Paulo and southwestern Minas Gerais
    • Rain
      totals of 0.75 to 2.00 inches will result benefiting Safrinha cotton and a few other late season crops, but Safrinha corn will not benefit because of the lateness of the season
    • Net
      drying will occur farther to the north
    • Greater
      rain will impact far southern Brazil through Tuesday resulting in 2.00 to 5.00 inches of rain from northeastern Argentina through southwestern Paraguay and northern Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil to Santa Catarina and southernmost Parana
      • Local
        flooding is possible
      • Long
        term late season crops will benefit from the moisture as will winter wheat
  • South
    Africa was mostly dry during the weekend, and it will continue that way through the coming weekend resulting in good crop maturation and harvest progress
    • Some
      winter crop planting will advance favorably as well
    • Rain
      is expected in southwestern South Africa next week to bolster topsoil moisture for wheat, barley and canola Planting
  • Western
    Australia will get some welcome rain later this week to improve planting and germination conditions for wheat, barley and canola
    • Other
      areas in Australia will receive some infrequent light rainfall, but South Australia will need a big dose of rain soon to improve soil moisture for winter crop planting and establishment
  • Eastern
    Australia received rain during the weekend and that helped improve planting moisture for wheat, barley and canola
    • Rainfall
      varied from 0.25 to 0.92 inch in Queensland and northeastern New South Wales while varying up to 0.60 inch in Victoria, southeastern South Australia and a few southern New South Wales locations
  • China
    weekend precipitation was limited in Shanxi, southern Hebei, Shandong and immediate neighboring areas
    • Rain
      fell in the interior northeast with Jilin and eastern Liaoning reporting 1.00 to 2.50 inches with local totals of 3.00 to more than 6.00 inches resulting in local flooding
      • Most
        of northeastern China has abundant to excessive topsoil moisture
    • Heavy
      rain occurred again in the Yangtze River Basin and areas southwest into Guizhou and Guangxi
      • Rainfall
        varied from 2.00 to more than 7.00 inches with a few areas getting 7.00 to more than 12.00 inches
        • One
          location in Hunan reported 19.09 inches
      • Flooding
        resulted in a part of the region and drier weather is still needed to improve crop and field conditions after recent excessive rainfall
  • China
    weekend temperatures were quite warm in the dry region of the North China Plain with highs in the 90s Fahrenheit
    • Highs
      elsewhere in the nation were in the 80s and lower 90s with a few 70s in the far northeast
  • Northern
    China rain late this week and into early next week will be greatest from Hebei and Liaoning to Heilongjiang
    • Sufficient
      rainfall is expected to raise topsoil moisture which may improve early season summer crop development in the previously driest areas
    • Showers
      from the central Yellow River Basin to Jiangsu, southern Shandong may be a little light over the next ten days
      • Temporary
        improvements in crop and field conditions are expected, but greater rain will still be needed
  • Far
    southern China will continue to experience waves of rain for the next two weeks resulting in some ongoing flooding from Yunnan through Guizhou and Guangxi to Guangdong and Fujian
    • Rain
      totals in this first week will vary from 2.00 to more than 10.00 inch
    • Rain
      totals in the second week may also vary from 2.00 to more than 10.00 inches
  • The
    bottom line in China includes a strong need for drying in the far south and in portions of the northeast while greater rain will soon be needed in central parts of eastern China
  • Xinjiang,
    China weather recently has been a little stagnant including below normal rainfall except in the mountains of the north and west where rainfall has been near to above normal
    • Temperatures
      have been warmer than usual by 2-4 degrees Celsius throughout the province in the most recent 30 days ending June 4.
  • Xinjiang,
    China weather is not likely to change much from that noted above in the coming two weeks
  • Western
    and northern Russia, Belarus and the Baltic States along with some areas in western Ukraine will see alternating periods of rain and sunshine during the next two weeks supporting most crop needs
  • Portions
    of Ukraine and Russia’s Southern Region will dry down over the next two weeks, although completely dry weather is unlikely
    • The
      drying trend will firm up the soil and raise the need for precipitation later this month
  • The
    bottom line for the CIS remains good for crops in western and northern Russia, Belarus and the Baltic States where rain will fall often enough to maintain a good outlook for crop and field conditions. Some areas in the New Lands may become too wet resulting
    in delays to fieldwork and possible sluggish crop development. Rain totals in the New Lands may vary from 2.00 to 4.00 inches. In contrast Ukraine, Russia’s Southern Region and some Kazakhstan locations will experience net drying which may lead to crop moisture
    stress later this summer without greater timeliness in rainfall.
  • All
    of Southeast Asia will get rain at one time or another over the next couple of weeks.
    • The
      precipitation will be good for most crop needs; however, it will be heavy along the Myanmar lower coast and in parts of both Laos and Vietnam into Cambodia
    • Northwestern
      Luzon Island, Philippines and Taiwan will also be wet
  • Southern
    Thailand may not be included in the heavier rainfall that other Southeast Asia nations will experience for a while, but scattered showers and thunderstorms are still expected
  • West-central
    Africa rainfall during the next ten days will be favorable for coffee, cocoa, sugarcane, rice and cotton
  • East-central
    Africa rainfall will be most significant in Ethiopia, southwestern Kenya and Uganda during the next ten days while Tanzania’s Pare region dries down seasonably
  • North
    Africa rainfall will be limited in the next two weeks, although some rain is expected very lightly
    • Most
      wheat and barley in the region is maturing and being harvested keeping the need for rain very low
      • Most
        of the rain expected will be limited and should not adversely impact crop conditions or field progress
  • Far
    western and southeastern Turkey crop areas will be dry during the next ten days while rain falls in many other areas in the nation; all other areas in the Middle East will be dry biased
    • A
      boost in rain is needed in many Middle East crop areas, but this is the beginning of the dry season
      • This
        year’s wheat production was suspected of being less than usual in Iraq, Syria, Jordon and other areas to the south
      • Water
        supply may be less than usual this season in parts of the Middle East, although Turkey and Iran should be in relatively good shape
  • Central
    America will see periodic rain in the coming ten days with some of it to heavy at times
  • Today’s
    Southern Oscillation Index was +18.61 and it will slowly decline over the next few weeks
  • New
    Zealand rainfall will be greater than usual this week and then lighter next week

Source:
World Weather Inc.

 

Bloomberg
Ag Calendar

Monday,
June 6:

  • USDA
    export inspections – corn, soybeans, wheat, 11am
  • US
    crop planting data for corn, soybeans, wheat and cotton; winter wheat condition and harvesting, 4pm
  • US
    cotton, corn, soybean and spring wheat conditions, 4pm
  • HOLIDAY:
    Germany, South Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand
  • Malaysia’s
    June 1-5 palm oil export data

Tuesday,
June 7:

  • EU
    weekly grain, oilseed import and export data
  • Vietnam’s
    customs department releases May export data for coffee, rice and rubber
  • Russian
    Grain Union’s International Grain Round conference, Gelendzhik, Russia, day 1
  • International
    Grains Council conference, day 1
  • Global
    Food Summit in Munich, day 1
  • Purdue
    Agriculture Sentiment
  • Abares
    agricultural commodities outlook
  • New
    Zealand Commodity Price
  • New
    Zealand global dairy trade auction
  • France
    agriculture ministry releases crop estimates

Wednesday,
June 8:

  • EIA
    weekly U.S. ethanol inventories, production, 10:30am
  • Brazil’s
    Conab releases data on area, yield and output of corn and soybeans
  • Russian
    Grain Union’s International Grain Round conference, Gelendzhik, Russia, day 2
  • International
    Grains Council conference, day 2
  • Global
    Food Summit in Munich, day 2
  • France
    AgriMer monthly grain outlook

Thursday,
June 9:

  • China’s
    first batch of May trade data, including soybeans, edible oils, rubber and meat imports
  • USDA
    weekly net-export sales for corn, soybeans, wheat, cotton, pork and beef, 8:30am
  • Ecosperity
    sustainability conference, Singapore
  • Russian
    Grain Union’s International Grain Round conference, Gelendzhik, Russia, day 3

Friday,
June 10:

  • USDA’s
    monthly World Agricultural Supply and Demand (WASDE) report, 12pm
  • China’s
    agriculture ministry (CASDE) releases monthly report on supply and demand for corn and soybeans
  • ICE
    Futures Europe weekly commitments of traders report
  • Malaysian
    Palm Oil Board’s data for May output, exports and stockpiles
  • CFTC
    commitments of traders weekly report on positions for various U.S. futures and options, 3:30pm
  • FranceAgriMer
    weekly update on crop conditions
  • Malaysia’s
    June 1-10 palm oil export data
  • Brazil’s
    Unica may release cane crush and sugar output data (tentative)

Source:
Bloomberg and FI

 

USDA
S&D estimates

 

 

 

 

 

Due
out June 8

 

USDA
inspections versus Reuters trade range

Wheat                 
352,779                 versus   300000-500000  range

Corn                     
1,434,683             versus   1175000-1500000             range

Soybeans           
350,416                 versus   400000-600000  range

 

 

 

GRAINS
INSPECTED AND/OR WEIGHED FOR EXPORT

                 
REPORTED IN WEEK ENDING JUN 02, 2022

                           
— METRIC TONS —

————————————————————————-

                                     
             CURRENT     PREVIOUS 

             ———–
WEEK ENDING ———-  MARKET YEAR  MARKET YEAR

 
GRAIN      06/02/2022  05/26/2022  06/03/2021    TO DATE     TO DATE  

 

BARLEY             
0          73           0            0            0 

CORN       
1,434,683   1,411,734   1,426,845   43,733,073   52,608,324 

FLAXSEED           
0           0           0            0            0 

MIXED              
0           0           0            0            0 

OATS               
0           0           0            0            0 

RYE                
0           0           0            0            0 

SORGHUM      
207,953     144,690      65,550    6,328,772    6,271,629 

SOYBEANS     
350,416     403,617     239,384   49,852,901   56,907,092 

SUNFLOWER          
0           0           0        2,260          240 

WHEAT        
352,779     344,907     531,921      225,845      194,485 

Total      
2,345,831   2,305,021   2,263,700  100,142,851  115,981,770 

————————————————————————-

CROP
MARKETING YEARS BEGIN JUNE 1 FOR WHEAT, RYE, OATS, BARLEY AND

FLAXSEED; 
SEPTEMBER 1 FOR CORN, SORGHUM, SOYBEANS AND SUNFLOWER SEEDS.

INCLUDES
WATERWAY SHIPMENTS TO CANADA.

 

Macros

Biden
Waives Solar Panel Tariffs, Seeks To Boost Production – AP

Nat
gas rallied a good amount today on supply fears.

98
Counterparties Take $2.040 Tln At Fed Reverse Repo Op (prev $2.031 Tln, 101 Bids)

 

Corn

·        
US corn futures were sharply higher following wheat over renewed Black Sea shipping concerns. News was light and today seemed to be headline driven. Corn futures were down the last four sessions. Inspections came in near the high
end of expectations. Funds bought an estimated net 13,000 corn contracts.

·        
Initial US corn conditions were reported at 73 percent good/excellent, 5 points above a Reuters trade estimate of 68 percent, and compares to 72 percent year ago and 70 average.

·        
Our initial estimate for the US corn yield is 180.6 bushels per acre, up from our previous working estimate of 173.6.

·        
US corn planting progress was reported at 94 percent complete, up from 86 percent last week and compares to 98 percent year ago and 92 percent average. The trade was looking for 93 percent. ND and MN advanced nicely.

·        
USDA US corn export inspections as of June 02, 2022, were 1,434,683 tons, within a range of trade expectations, above 1,411,734 tons previous week and compares to 1,426,845 tons year ago. Major countries included Mexico for 367,532
tons, China for 266,657 tons, and Japan for 176,553 tons.

·        
Weekend weather was very good for much of North America.

·        
Corn basis at a couple midwestern plants were mixed. Union City was up 25 to 45 over the July and Annawan, IL was down 10 to 25 over.

·        
Janet Yellen will talk on Tuesday regarding the US 2023 budget. Separately, US farm bill and Ag Subcommittee hearings will take place this week. Climate and food assistance will be in focus.

·        
The USD was 29 points higher at of 1:43 pm CT.

 

Export
developments.

·        
None reported 

 

Updated
6/1/22

July
corn is seen in a $6.75 and $8.00 range

December
corn is seen in a wide $5.50-$8.00 range

 

Soybeans

·        
CBOT
soybeans
are higher from strength in wheat and global supply problems for related oilseed products. Soybean meal and soybean oil ended mixed with July lower and back months higher. WTI crude oil, trading lower at the end of the ag session, weighted on soybean oil.
The July/December soybean oil spread narrowed a large 112 points (spreads attached after text). Funds sold 1,000 soybeans, sold 1,000 meal and sold 2,000 soybean oil.

·        
US soybean planting progress was reported at 78 percent complete, up from 66 percent last week and compares to 89 percent year ago and 79 percent average. The trade was looking for 80 percent. MN was 72 percent complete, up 17
points from last week. ND was 41 percent, up 18 points.

·        
USDA US soybean export inspections as of June 02, 2022, were 350,416 tons, below a range of trade expectations, below 403,617 tons previous week and compares to 239,384 tons year ago. Major countries included Mexico for 147,606
tons, Egypt for 52,451 tons, and Japan for 34,464 tons.

·        
In our opinion, we need to see US soybean exports to pick up for USDA to increase its 2021-22 estimate. Many private trade estimates are above USDA for exports, but for the next report, the export projection could be left unchanged.

·        
Note US trade balance will be released on Tuesday.

·        
India palm oil imports in May reached a 7-month high at 660,000 tons, up from 572,508 tons in April. Malaysian origin increased and Indonesia was down. Sunflower oil imports increased to 123,970 tons in May from 67,788 tons in
April. India’s soyoil imports in May were 352,614 tons from 315,853 tons in April.

 

Export
Developments

·        
Egypt’s GASC seeks local and international vegetable oils on June 8 for Aug 5-25 arrival.

·        
China will offer another 500,000 tons of soybeans out of reserves on June 10.

 

Updated
6/1/22

Soybeans
– July $15.75-$18.00

Soybeans
– November is seen in a wide $12.75-$16.50 range

Soybean
meal – July $375-$465

Soybean
oil – July 76-81

 

Wheat

·        
Wheat futures saw a strong rally today from

uncertainty
over Black Sea (Ukraine) export prospects. Most of the EU was on holiday. Funds bought an estimated net 18,000 contracts. 

·        
The Ukraine/Russia situation worsened over the weekend with heavy fighting in Severodonetsk and Kyiv (missiles). Turkey was in negotiations with Russia to help Ukraine grain exports sail, but that is in question. Russia now looks
to export Ukraine grains through Belarus.

·        
Later Ukraine said they are not ready to agree to a plan to export grain by rail across Belarus for shipment via the Baltic Sea.

·        
Five percent of the US winter wheat had been harvested as of Sunday, below 6 percent average and one point below expectations.

·        
US winter wheat conditions were reported at 30 percent good/excellent, up one point from the previous week. Trade was looking for 30 percent.

·        
US spring wheat planting progress was reported at 82 percent, up from 73 percent previous week and compares to 99 percent year ago and 97 percent average. MN is still running well hind normal pace at only 65 percent.

·        
USDA US all-wheat export inspections as of June 02, 2022, were 352,779 tons, within a range of trade expectations, above 344,907 tons previous week and compares to 531,921 tons year ago. Major countries included Mexico for 102,541
tons, Korea Rep for 83,599 tons, and Philippines for 57,864 tons.

·        
France saw storms over the weekend, and some speculate that may have an impact on crop production.

·        
Ukraine exported 148,000 tons of grain during the first five days of June. 2021-22 grain exports stand at 47.2 million tons, with three weeks to go in the crop year.

·        
About 22-25 million tons of grain is stuck in Ukraine and after the summer harvest that amount could swell to 75 million tons, according to Ukraine’s president.

·        
Russian wheat export prices increased last week. IKAR reported 12.5% protein content for supply from Black Sea ports in June rose $15 to $425 (FOB).

·        
Paris September milling wheat settled 5.1% higher at 397.50 euros ($425.05) a ton.

·        
Brazil is testing a variety of GMO wheat to become a little more self-sufficient. Bioceres’s HB4 has gained attraction with a few countries over the past year. 

 

 

Export
Developments.

·        
Saudi Arabia’s SAGO awarded Saudi Agricultural and Livestock Investment Co (SALIC) a contract to supply 240,000 tons of wheat from abroad to be delivered to the kingdom between August and October 2022.

 

Rice/Other

·        
Cambodia rice exports to China are up 23.6 percent during the Jan-Mar period at 149,447 tons. 

 

 

Updated
6/1/22

Chicago
– July $9.50 to $12.00 range, December $8.50-$12.50

KC
– July $10.50 to $12.75 range, December $8.75-$13.50

MN
– July $10.75‐$13.00, December $9.00-$14.00

 

Terry Reilly

Senior Commodity Analyst – Grain and Oilseeds

Futures International
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Oakbrook Terrace, Il. 60181

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