Early pattern recognition on the CBOT today ahead of tomorrow’s August WASDE report - bottom line no drama. Volume was slack, except in lean hogs, and trading ranges were muted. December corn had a trading range of 4.75 cents, which is to say it is settled science. Except for Monday, overall trading these past five days can be called muted.
Reinforcing the market calm are private estimates ahead of tomorrow’s USDA WASDE report. They are unremarkable. A recap of the modest expectations as noted by Matt Herrington yesterday:
A 2-bushel (-1.1 percent) reduction in corn yield, -1.2 percent in production, and 3.6 percent fewer bushels in ending stocks.
A 1.5 percent cut in soybean yields, a 1.4 percent reduction in...
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