Grains See Pressure Post WASDE with Bulls Disappointed with Soybean Ending Stocks: Corn Yield Drop Offsets Acreage

Grains sell off with bulls disappointed in a 300 mb ending stocks figure for soybeans, lower corn yield offset acreage, while U.S. wheat numbers were slightly bearish. Brian Splitt with AgMarket.Net.

Grains sell off post WASDE with the bulls disappointed in a 300 million bushel ending stocks figure on soybeans. Corn yield was cut 4 bpa, which offset acreage and so ending stocks saw little change from June, while U.S. wheat numbers were slightly bearish. Brian Splitt with AgMarket.Net breaks it down.

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