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Morning. 
USDA reported another 2 cargoes of soybeans to China.  Profit taking in focus. 

 

 

 

 

Weather
and Crop Progress

WEATHER
TO WATCH THIS WEEKEND

 

  • The
    Tropics and Subtropics should be closely monitored
    • We
      are quickly moving into the a more favored period for tropical cyclone development; the most favored period for storm development will occur next week through the end of this month
      • Tropical
        Storm Josephine will not be a threat to the United States
        • It
          remains several hundred miles east southeast of the northern Leeward Islands today and it will pass to the northeast of the Antilles and Bahamas this weekend and early next week
          • The
            system will weaken late Saturday into early next week and may dissipate well east of the U.S.
    • A
      pair of mid-latitude low pressure centers moving off the middle U.S. Atlantic Coast will have potential for development into tropical or subtropical cyclones
      • The
        first low pressure system comes off the North Carolina coast today and the second comes off the Delmarva Peninsula Sunday
    • A
      trough of low pressure expected to be over the southeastern U.S. next week may breed a low pressure center just off the central or northeastern Gulf of Mexico Coast during the middle to latter part of next week and that system will need to be closely monitored
      for development as well
    • The
      favorable tropical cyclone formation potential will shift farther to the east into the Atlantic Ocean in the week of August 24

 

  • A
    monsoon low pressure center in the northern Bay of Bengal may attempt to develop a little more before move from the upper east coast of India to Rajasthan and Gujarat next week
    • This
      system could produce excessive rain a part of eastern and central India next week
    • A
      second monsoon low may evolve late next week and into the week of Aug. 24 producing additional excessive rainfall

 

  • India’s
    potential for flooding in central parts of the nation will increase greatly next week and through the following weekend due to the monsoon lows noted above
    • The
      greatest rain will be falling a week from now and into the week of Aug. 24
      • Madhya
        Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and southern Rajasthan may be most at risk of flood damage, but it is too soon to get any more details

 

  • U.S.
    outlook continues to trend drier for the second half of this month and possibly extending into early September
    • Most
      forecast models have toned down the rainfall outlook for the Midwest and Great Plains over the past couple of days
      • The
        GFS is still wettest and probably too wet
    • Net
      drying is expected in the heart of the Midwest and in much of the Great Plains with parts of the Delta also expecting only a restricted amount of rain as time moves along
    • The
      wettest areas in the U.S over the next ten days will be in the southeastern states from Virginia to Florida where frequent rain is expected and moderate to some locally heavy amounts expected
    • The
      far northern parts of the Midwest will also experience some significant rain periodically
    • The
      environment is not unusual for late summer and still fits in with what is considered mostly normal summer weather; however, with the active tropical season to influence North America soon the drying bias may fester for “some” areas long enough to raise a little
      late season soybean and sorghum stress especially in the areas that are already a little dry
    • Milder
      temperatures during the next couple of weeks will slow some of the drying, but it is still the middle of summer and “normal” usually promotes net drying
    • The
      U.S. weather pattern dominating through the end of August may prevail into September as well with a few “brief” interludes of somewhat warmer and a little wetter conditions

 

  • West
    Texas was hot again Thursday with highest temperatures of 100 to 112 from southern Oklahoma and southern parts of the Texas Panhandle southward into Mexico

 

  • West
    Texas will get some showers and thunderstorms periodically during the coming week, but they will be brief and light failing to soak the region and failing to change soil or crop conditions by much
    • Sufficient
      moisture will be present late this weekend into next week to help keep temperatures from becoming excessively hot
      • Highest
        temperatures into Saturday will range from 95 to 108 degrees Fahrenheit
    • Temperatures
      will not be quite as warm late in the coming weekend or next week due to some higher relative humidity and a few showers
      • High
        temperatures may slip to the upper 80s and 90s

 

  • U.S.
    northwestern Plains and southwestern Canada’s Prairies will not receive much rain for the next ten days favoring harvest progress for early season crops, but stressing some of the late season crops

 

  • Eastern
    Saskatchewan and western Manitoba received some needed rain Thursday and overnight to ease dryness and benefit some of the region’s corn, soybeans, flax and late season canola
    • Rain
      totals reached 1.00 to 2.00 inches in southwestern Manitoba and to 1.18 inches in southeastern Manitoba while up to 0.62 inch occurred elsewhere
    • Rain
      will fall additionally in southeastern Manitoba today and early Saturday and then drier weather is expected for a while

 

  • Western
    and northern Alberta and far northwestern Saskatchewan remain favorably moist while much of central, west-central, southwestern and south-central Saskatchewan along with southern Alberta remains too dry
    • Dryness
      in the central and southwestern Prairies is promoting early season crop maturation and harvest progress, but rain is needed in some areas for late season crops
      • The
        lack of moisture during the next ten days to two weeks will likely leave late season crops stressed

 

  • Far
    western U.S. weather will be mostly dry and warm during the next ten days as the monsoon flow remains sporadic and light

 

  • Ontario
    and Quebec weather is mostly good with alternating periods of rain and sunshine over the next two weeks
    • Recent
      rain bolstered topsoil moisture and removed concern over dryness
    • Some
      net drying is expected especially in Ontario

 

  • Argentina
    remains too dry and concern remains for its wheat and barley production potential
    • Cordoba
      remains driest with parts of Santa Fe, La Pampa and northwestern Buenos Aires drying out recently
    • The
      trend will not change much until Aug. 25 and after that period there may be “some” rain to ease dryness in parts of Buenos Aires and immediate neighboring areas
    • Cordoba
      is unlikely to see significant rain for the next two weeks
    • World
      Weather, Inc. is looking for a little better opportunity for some rain in September in the driest areas

 

  • China’s
    Yangtze River Basin is drying out
    • The
      drying trend will continue for the next week and then some showers will begin to pop up periodically into the end of this month

 

  • China
    reported locally heavy rain in central and northeastern Sichuan and from Shandong to Heilongjiang Thursday
    • Amounts
      varied from 1.00 to 2.75 inches often with local totals of 3.00 to more than 5.00 inches
      • Local
        flooding resulted
      • One
        location in southeastern Liaoning reported 13.14 inches of rain
    • Some
      heavy rain also fell along the Guangdong coast and in southern Guangxi where flooding also occurred
    • Rainfall
      elsewhere in eastern China was more erratic and light while temperatures were warm

 

  • China’s
    weather will continue to provide net drying in the Yangtze River Basin over the next two weeks while alternating periods of rain and sunshine occur elsewhere
    • Some
      localized areas of flooding will continue in the north and in central Sichuan for a while
    • Damage
      to crops is not very likely
    • Some
      locally heavy rain and local flooding is still possible in northern parts of the nation periodically in the next two weeks, but no new crop damage is expected

 

  • Xinjiang,
    China weather Thursday was mostly warm and dry, although a few showers produced up to 0.30 inch of moisture near the mountains
    • Highest
      temperatures were in the 80s northeast and the lower to middle 90s elsewhere
    • The
      region will not likely see much change in weather over the next seven to ten days

 

  • Russia’s
    New Lands have either received significant rain recently or going to be receiving it in this coming week
    • Spring
      wheat and sunseed crop improvements have occurred recently and will continue, although some of the coming improvement is occurring a little late
    • There
      is a little concern over late season wheat and sunseed quality for the early maturing crops, but the weather could improve prior to a serious problem evolving

 

  • Reports
    of lower corn production have been received from Ukraine
    • Dryness
      in Ukraine and Russia’s Southern Region has been serious in recent weeks and all unirrigated summer crop yields are likely down
      • Eastern
        and southern Ukraine and most of Russia’s Southern region away from Krasnodar and Georgia has been too dry for many weeks
    • Relief
      from dryness is unlikely for at least another week to ten days, but some rain may come later this month
      • The
        moisture will arrive too late, however.

 

  • Relief
    from drought in France, Germany, Belgium, the U.K.  and Netherlands is under way and will last into next week
    • Rain
      Thursday varied from 0.30 to 0.50 inch with coverage of 60% favoring the western and far southeastern parts of the nation
    • Additional
      rain is expected in France and areas to the east and north over the next several days
    • Improving
      soil moisture will be great for future winter crop seeding, but may only stop the recent declines in summer crop condition and yield
      •  A
        reversal in the production potential losses in France is highly unlikely, but the rain will stop the decline

 

  • West-central
    Africa dryness in Ivory Coast, Ghana and neighboring areas is not unusual for this time of year, but the dryness started early and has festered long enough to be of some concern to rice, sugarcane, coffee and cocoa
    • Seasonal
      rains are expected to return, albeit a little slower than usual
    • Once
      the seasonal rains resume they may become heavy in late September and October

 

  • More
    frequent and more abundant rain is expected in mainland areas of Southeast Asia during the coming ten days
    • The
      moisture boost will be good for rice, sugarcane, coffee and a host of other crops

 

  • Flooding
    rain is expected in western and southern Myanmar over the next couple of weeks

 

  • Rain
    continues erratic in Sumatra, Java and parts of Borneo in Indonesia and Malaysia
    • Temperatures
      have been ebbing warmer than usual as well
    • Rainfall
      will continue erratic and light for a while in these areas, but some slowly increasing rainfall is expected through most of next week

 

  • Philippines
    rain recently  has been bolstering soil moisture in many areas from western Luzon Island southward to northern Mindanao
    • Recent
      rainfall has been supportive of crops and little change will occur over the next ten days

 

  • South
    Africa rain will continue periodically in the southwest over the next week, but most of it will be near the coast and it will not be frequent enough to seriously bolster topsoil moisture for long term crop use
    • Eastern
      winter wheat and barley areas still need a general rain to support dryland crops which represent 8% of the total crop in the region
    • Temperatures
      will be cooler than usual

 

  • Australia
    rainfall will impact most winter crop areas during the next ten days
    • However,
      much of the resulting rain will be light and there will be some ongoing need for greater rain in Queensland and South Australia
    • The
      bottom line remains a very good outlook for the nation’s winter crops, although there will still need follow up rain to fix long term moisture deficits in Queensland as well as South Australia

 

  • Southern
    Brazil will receive rain today through August 20 and it will be good for some winter wheat, corn planting and early corn establishment
    • Most
      of the precipitation will fall in Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina, Parana, Paraguay and southern Mato Grosso do Sul leaving areas to the north drier biased; including Sao Paulo and a few locations in southern Minas Gerais and Rio Grande do Sul
      • However,
        flooding is expected in Parana and southern Mato Grosso do Sul which may raise the potential for wheat damage especially in Parana
    • Dry
      weather is expected elsewhere in Brazil except coastal areas from Espirito Santo to Bahia where rain is expected periodically

 

  • Mexico
    precipitation in the coming week to ten days will be greatest in western and southern parts of the nation benefiting many corn, sorghum and dry bean production areas
    • Coffee,
      citrus, sugarcane and many fruit and vegetable crops will also benefit
    • Northeastern
      Mexico will be mostly dry
      • Some
        of the region is still drought stricken

 

  • Central
    America rainfall will increase this week and continue plentiful next week

 

  • New
    Zealand rainfall will be below average for a few more days and then trend above normal in parts of the nation next week into August 27

 

  • Southern
    Oscillation Index was +4.52 this morning and it will continue positive into next week

Source:
World Weather Inc. 

 

 

 

7
Day Precipitation Outlook

 

Bloomberg
Ag Calendar

THURSDAY,
August 13:

  • USDA
    weekly crop net-export sales for corn, soybeans, wheat, cotton, pork, beef, 8:30am
  • Port
    of Rouen data on French grain exports
  • New
    Zealand Food Prices
  • EARNINGS:
    JBS, Olam

FRIDAY,
August 14:

  • ICE
    Futures Europe weekly commitments of traders report, 1:30pm (6:30pm London)
  • CFTC
    commitments of traders weekly report on positions for various U.S. futures and options, 3:30pm
  • FranceAgriMer
    weekly update on crop conditions
  • EARNINGS:
    Golden Agri-Resources

SATURDAY,
August 15:

  • Malaysia
    palm oil export data for Aug 1-15 from AmSpec

MONDAY,
August 17:

  • USDA
    weekly corn, soybean, wheat export inspections, 11am
  • U.S.
    crop conditions for soybeans, corn, cotton; wheat harvesting progress, 4pm
  • U.S.
    monthly green coffee stockpile data from Green Coffee Association
  • EU
    weekly grain, oilseed import and export data
  • Ivory
    Coast cocoa arrivals
  • HOLIDAY:
    Indonesia

TUESDAY,
August 18:

  • New
    Zealand global dairy trade auction

WEDNESDAY,
August 19:

  • EIA
    U.S. weekly ethanol inventories, production, 10:30am
  • ISO
    online conference on Sugar and Health
  • USDA
    total milk production

THURSDAY,
August 20:

  • USDA
    weekly crop net-export sales for corn, soybeans, wheat, cotton, pork, beef, 8:30am
  • Brazil
    Conab sugar, cane and ethanol production
  • Port
    of Rouen data on French grain exports
  • China
    International Cereals and Oils Industry Summit
  • USDA
    red meat production, 3pm
  • HOLIDAY:
    Malaysia
  • EARNINGS:
    Cherkizovo

FRIDAY,
August 21:

  • ICE
    Futures Europe weekly commitments of traders report, 1:30pm (6:30pm London)
  • CFTC
    commitments of traders weekly report on positions for various U.S. futures and options, 3:30pm
  • FranceAgriMer
    weekly update on crop conditions
  • China
    International Cereals and Oils Industry Summit, day 2
  • Malaysia
    palm oil export data for August 1-20
  • U.S.
    cattle on feed, 3pm

Source:
Bloomberg and FI

 

 

 

 

 

 

Macros

 

 

Corn.

 

Ethanol
Production Profits during the COVID Pandemic

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Corn
Export Developments

·        
None reported

 

Soybean
complex
.

  • Soybeans
    are lower along with products on light profit taking.
  • USDA
    announced 2 cargoes of soybeans to China, 8th straight day of 24-hour sales. 
  • We
    heard China bought up to 4-5 US Q4 soybean cargoes out of the Gulf Thursday, and one PNW over the Nov. 
  • China
    sold all 63,652 tons of imported soybeans from stockpiles at average 3126 yuan per ton. 
  • India
    imported 824,078 tons of palm oil during July, highest in ten months and 1.4 percent higher than a year earlier.  July soybean oil imports were up 52 percent from a year ago to 484,525 tons. 
  • Rotterdam
    values this morning showed soybean oil for the Sep/Oct position was unchanged from this time previous session, rapeseed oil up 1 in the nearby, and soybean meal when imported from South America up 5-8 euros higher.  

·        
Palm oil:   Futures fell 2.5 percent for the week. 

 

Oilseeds
Export Developments

·        
Update: Iran bought 130,000 tons of South American soybean meal this week but passed on corn. 

·        
Under the 24-hour USDA export sales reporting system, private exporters reported 126,000 tons of soybeans to China for 2020-21. 

 

Wheat

 

Export
Developments.

  • Yesterday
    Egypt’s GASC bought 415,000 tons of Russian wheat for shipment Oct. 1-10.
  • Pakistan
    bought 60,000 tons of wheat from the Black Sea at $227/ton c&f. 
  • Pakistan
    seeks 1.5 million tons of wheat on August 18. 
  • Syria
    looks to sell and export 100,000 tons of feed barley with offers by Sep 1. 
  • Syria
    seeks 200,000 tons of soft wheat from EU/Russia on Sept. 9 and 200,000 tons of wheat from Russia on Sept. 14.

 

Rice/Other

·        
Mauritius seeks 6,000 tons of white rice on August 17 for October through December delivery. 

·        
South Korea’s Agro-Fisheries & Food Trade Corp. seeks 60,556 tons of rice from Vietnam and other origins, on Aug. 19, for arrival in South Korea between Dec. 31, 2020, and February 28, 2021.

 

 

 

Terry Reilly

Senior Commodity Analyst – Grain and Oilseeds

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