The CBOT finished higher in the wake of a WASDE report that featured record large U.S. corn and soybean yields. The report was not quite as bearish as pre-report expectations suggested, with ending stocks figures for corn and soybeans remaining in-line with historic norms. Additional support came from the acknowledgement that Wednesday’s yield forecasts do not include the impacts of any adverse weather after 1 August (i.e., the derecho wind event across the Corn Belt earlier this week). Traders are looking for the U.S. corn yield in particular to be revised lower once those impacts are more fully known. The key features from today’s WASDE were the record large corn and soybean yields, pegged at 181.8 and 53.3 BPA, respect...
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