Tuesday, February 14th, 2012

Corn dn 6 cents, Beans up 3, Wheat dn 7 today.

Corn has put in a see-saw price performance this week, up 7 yesterday and down 6 today.  Traders have also brought up concerns with northwestern dryness in the US corn belt with excessive wetness noted in the far eastern belt.  On Feb 24th, USDA economists will project new crop supply and demand possibilities in the Ag Forum.  Here are some rough estimates that the USDA could use for the up coming corn S&D

 

Planted            94.8            94.8            94.8

Harvested        87.2            87.2            87.2

Yield                164            155             147

Production        14300        13500        12800

Carryin                800            800            800

Total Stocks    15,100          14,300        13,600

 

Total Use        13,500            13,500        13,500

 

Carryout         1,600            800                100

 

 Soybeans traded higher today after follow through technical buying from yesterday's rally.  It seems as though some still aren't ready to give up on crop loss in SA, where many forecasts show really good rains throughout the driest regions in the next couple of days.  Current new crop corn soybean ratio stands at 2.2

 

Scott Meyer