Good morning,

Corn is up 2 and soybeans are up 1 to start the week.

Markets look to start the week off steady to slightly higher this morning as we move into the second half of October. Another great weekend for harvesting with estimates pushing 65% of soybeans completed and 50% of corn harvested.

Favorable weather in South America has led to a fast-planting pace.  Mato Grosso is reported 45% of soybeans planted vs the five-year average of 25% and compared to 8% last year.

The forecast for US weather is for spotty rains in the Central US and heavy rains out West.  The Pacific Northwest has turned to wet and some of that moisture is pushing over the Rockies.  The flow of humidity that was coming up from Texas looks to back off this week.  Harvest is expected to be over 50% complete for corn and beans, this weather will help push things along.  Temps will stay warm enough over the next week, but a little cooler than its been.

Have a safe day!

Garry Gard

920-348-6844

ggard@didioninc.com

Good morning,

Corn is up 9 and soybeans are up 10 to start the day.

Rumors that China has bought 10-15 cargos of soybeans of the US Gulf is circulating this morning that has soybeans leading the charge this am. Weekly export sales were solid with corn and soybeans coming within expectations. US prices still remain competitive in the world markets, but are not the best as of this morning. Higher markets will continue to make the US less attractive going forward which may keep a lid on prices into the spring/summer.

Weather risk premiums have shifted back to Brazil as they start their new crop cycle. If they fail to have weather concerns this corn market has the potential to drop another 40-50 cents in the next month with US harvest pressure. I don’t think we trade that low, but we have to realize the risk is there.

Have a safe day and Happy Harvesting!

Garry Gard

920-348-6844

ggard@didioninc.com

Good morning,

Corn and soybeans are both unchanged to start the day. The corn market was down sharply again yesterday as traders continued the selloff following Tuesday’s report.

Following Tuesday’s report there are several traders and analysts that feel the final US soybean crop size could increase and that demand for corn and soybeans could drop from USDA expectations. Harvest pressure along with favorable South American weather will continue to weigh on US prices. Long term I look for soybeans to be the leader in the markets and at this point would expect that direction to be lower. Better yields, lower demand and expectations for a larger South American crop all point to beans heading lower.

Traders will be watching the ethanol production report later this morning to see if we get another solid number after last week’s production of 978K barrels per day.

Reminder that Compeer Financial will be onsite today serving bag lunches from 11am-1:30pm.

Have a Safe Day!

Garry Gard

920-348-6844

ggard@didioninc.com

Good morning,

Markets are weaker this morning with corn down 6 and soybeans down 9 as we await the USDA report at 11am. Trade estimates are listed below.

USDA 2021 Yield (bu/acre)

USDA 2021 Production (billion bushel)

USDA 2021/22 Carryout (billion bushels)

In addition to this report at 11, we will have export inspections and harvest progress released today.

Have a Safe Day!

Garry Gard

920-348-6844

ggard@didioninc.com

Good morning,

Markets are 3 higher in corn and 9 lower in soybeans to start the week.

Today is Columbus Day, so there will be no reports released today but we will have a big data dump tomorrow. Tomorrow we will have the USDA Production and Supply/Demand report, export inspections and harvest progress all released. The average estimate for tomorrow’s production report are listed below:

USDA 2021 US Yield (bu/acre)

USDA 2021 US Production (billion bushel)

USDA 2021/22 US Carryout (billion bushels)

Now that the 2020/21 balance sheets are complete (September 30^th report), the markets can focus on the new crop situations. The size on the 2021/22 crop continues to be debated. Yield reports are all over the board locally and across the Midwest. Some traders are anticipating the yield in Tuesday’s report to be higher than the USDA’s estimate last month of 176.3 bushels/acre, while others doubt this is possible given the crop conditions. The lower yield argument is supported by crop condition ratings that remained modestly below last year’s levels that were the second lowest of the last nine years. (Last year’s yield was 171.4 bushel/acre)

Have a Safe Day!

Garry Gard

920-348-6844

ggard@didioninc.com