Grain & Oilseed Mid-Session News Update
<div class=\"default-font-wrapper\" style=\"line-height: 1;font-size: 12pt; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;\"><p dir=\"ltr\" id=\"isPasted\" style=\"line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;\">Grain & Oilseed Mid-Session News Update</span></p><br><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;text-decoration-skip-ink:none;vertical-align:baseline;\">QT News - Top News</span></p><p dir=\"ltr\" id=\"isPasted\" style=\"line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;\">CORN</span></p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;\">**USDA Weekly Corn Inspections: 935,859 metric tons for w/e 11/28; expected 925,000 mt</span></p><br><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;\">-- Australia's ABARE on Monday forecast the 2024/25 Barley crop production at 11.7 mln mt, if realized that would be up +8% over the 23/24 crop</span></p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;\">-- Australia's ABARE on Monday forecast the 2024/25 Sorghum crop production at 2.1 mln mt, if realized that would be down -4% over the 23/24 crop</span></p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;\">-- On Monday, traders reported 40,000 mt of US origin Rice was purchased by South Korea's state run fishery, however prices were unknown.</span></p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;\">-- Poland's Prime Minister on Monday announced plans to complete a new 500 million zloty Port of Gdansk grain terminal by 2026. The terminal will initially have 2.0 mln mt capacity, then eventually expand to 3.0 mln mt per year. The terminal will serve as a commercial port, but also as a government safety outlet as a means to protect Polish interests and farmers.</span></p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;\">-- AgRural analysts Monday reported 94% of the Brazil 24/25 Corn crop has been planted</span></p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;\">-- Chinese Ag Ministry data released Monday shows the country's end of October 2024 sow herd at 40.73 million head, that's off -3.2% from the year ago month. Over the first 10 months of 2024 pig slaughter has fallen -2.6% to 264.21 mln head compared to the year earlier period.</span></p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;\">-- After their first reported case of highly pathogenic bird flu, on Monday, New Zealand announced the suspension of all poultry exports</span></p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;\">-- In the Corn Belt, the coldest air of the season remains in place, with today’s Midwestern high temperatures expected to range from 15 to 32°F. Additionally, snow squalls continue downwind of the Great Lakes, while an atmospheric disturbance crossing the upper Mississippi Valley is producing snow showers. Especially in areas with snow on the ground, conditions have become more difficult for livestock, given the sudden turn toward cold, blustery conditions</span></p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;\">-- On the Plains, unusually cold conditions persist in much of Montana and the Dakotas, where a variable snow cover, ongoing drought, and gusty winds are contributing to increased livestock stress. Cold weather has also curtailed winter wheat development, especially across the northern half of the Plains</span></p><br><br><p dir=\"ltr\" id=\"isPasted\" style=\"line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;\">SOY</span></p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;\">**USDA Weekly Soybean Inspections: 2,088,361 metric tons for w/e 11/28; expected 1,940,000 mt</span></p><br><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;\">**USDA reported private sale of 134,000 mt of Soybeans sold to China for the 24/25 MY</span></p><br><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;\">-- Australia's ABARE on Monday forecast the 2024/25 Canola crop production at 5.6 mln mt, if realized that would be down -8% from the 23/24 crop</span></p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;\">-- Australia's ABARE on Monday forecast the 2024/25 Cotton crop production at 1.0 mln mt, if realized that would be down -7% from the 23/24 crop</span></p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;\">-- Celeres analysts on Monday projected the Brazil 24/25 Soybean crop production at 170.8 mln mt</span></p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;\">-- AgRural analysts Monday reported 91% of the Brazil 24/25 Soybean crop has been planted, up from 86% in the prior week, and ahead of 85% pace in the year ago week. They noted the latest weekly planting estimate is the quickest since the 2018 season.</span></p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;\">-- India farm ministry data released Monday estimated that since October 1st, farmers have planted 7.6 mln hectares of Rapeseed and mustard, that's below the 8.0 mln mt in the year earlier period.</span></p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;\">-- Intertek on Monday estimated Malaysian November crude palm oil exports in November at 1.473 mln mt, of -9.3% from the 1.624 mln mt in October.</span></p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;\">-- AmSpec Agri estimated Malaysian November crude palm oil product exports at 1.417 mln mt down from their 1.581 mln mt estimate in October.</span></p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;\">-- Chinese Ag Ministry data released Monday shows the country's end of October 2024 sow herd at 40.73 million head, that's off -3.2% from the year ago month. Over the first 10 months of 2024 pig slaughter has fallen -2.6% to 264.21 mln head compared to the year earlier period.</span></p><br><br><br><p dir=\"ltr\" id=\"isPasted\" style=\"line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;\">WHEAT</span></p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;\">**USDA Weekly Wheat Inspections: 296,106 metric tons for w/e 11/28; expected 300,000 mt</span></p><br><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;\">-- Australia's ABARE on Monday forecast the 2024/25 Wheat crop production at 31.9 mln mt, if realized that would be up +23% over the 23/24 crop</span></p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;\">-- Australia's ABARE on Monday forecast the 2024/25 Barley crop production at 11.7 mln mt, if realized that would be up +8% over the 23/24 crop</span></p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;\">-- Poland's Prime Minister on Monday announced plans to complete a new 500 million zloty Port of Gdansk grain terminal by 2026. The terminal will initially have 2.0 mln mt capacity, then eventually expand to 3.0 mln mt per year. The terminal will serve as a commercial port, but also as a government safety outlet as a means to protect Polish interests and farmers.</span></p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;\">-- Russian consultancy, IKAR, on Monday noted 12.5% protein Russian wheat prices for last half December shipment traded $226/mt fob at the end of last week, that was unchanged on the week.</span></p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;\">-- SovEcon analysts on Monday reported weekly Russian grain exports last week were 630,000 mt, that included 550,000 mt of wheat. The previous week saw Russian grain exports at 850,000 mt, with some 720,000 mt of wheat at that time.</span></p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;\">-- Wheat importers from Morocco's FNCL reportedly have signed a deal to increase imports of Russian grains, according to the Russian Union of Grain Exporters</span></p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;\">-- India farm ministry data released Monday estimated since October 1st, farmers have planted 20.0 mln hectares of Wheat, that's +6.6% higher than the year earlier period.</span></p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;\">-- On the Plains, unusually cold conditions persist in much of Montana and the Dakotas, where a variable snow cover, ongoing drought, and gusty winds are contributing to increased livestock stress. Cold weather has also curtailed winter wheat development, especially across the northern half of the Plains</span></p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;\">-- In the South, freezes were noted early today as far south as northern Florida, while readings below 25°F were reported from the Tennessee Valley into the middle Atlantic States. Producers are taking advantage of the cool but dry weather to complete any remaining fieldwork, including summer crop harvesting and winter wheat planting.</span></p><br></div>