DTN Midday Grain Comments 08/05 10:54

DTN Midday Grain Comments 08/05 10:54 Corn Futures Higher at Midday; Soybeans, Wheat Lower Corn futures are 3 to 6 cents higher at midday Friday; soybean futures are 4 to 19 cents lower; wheat futures are 3 to 11 cents lower. David M. Fiala DTN Contributing Analyst MARKET SUMMARY: Corn futures are 3 to 6 cents higher at midday Friday; soybean futures are 4 to 19 cents lower; wheat futures are 3 to 11 cents lower. The U.S. stock market is weaker with the DOW down 125 points. The U.S. Dollar Index is 110 points higher. Interest rate products are weaker. Energies are mixed with crude up 1.50. Livestock trade is mostly higher. Precious metals are mixed with gold $14.00 higher. CORN: Corn futures are 3 to 6 cents higher at midday with two-sided action after the strong Thursday close as trade works to balance forecasts and outside markets with profit-taking posssible into the weekend. Short-term forecasts show plentiful heat for the Western Corn Belt along with mixed precipitation this weekend, while better coverage looks in place for the Eastern Corn Belt with some back and forth in the forecast as we head into mid-August. The daily export wire has remained limited with the strong dollar and better South American competition short term. Ethanol margins will continue to be limited by driving demand and seasonal slowdowns with unleaded futures dropping 21% over the middle of the week. Basis will be watched to see how much further strength fades, especially with the board rally and harvest starts in the South. On the September chart, support is the fresh low at $5.61 1/2 scored two weeks ago with the lower Bollinger Band just below that at $5.60, with trade moving back above the 20-day moving average at $5.99 after fading through it Tuesday and the upper Bollinger Band is the next round up at $6.29. SOYBEANS: Soybean futures are 4 to 19 cents lower at midday with September leading as trade tries to consolidate the Thursday rebound into the weekend. The daily export wire reported 132,000 metric tons (mt) of new-crop soybeans sold to China and an additional 132,000 mt to unknown destinations. Further demand will wait for breaks. Meal is $13.00 to $14.00 lower and oil is 170 to 180 points higher. Biodiesel margins remain positive but narrowing in recent days. South America is on post-harvest footing for shipping with their advantage to persist until September, while the bulk of the U.S. is heading into the start of pod-fill season with heat and scattered rains short term before bigger rains expected to the east and north-central areas this weekend. Basis is fading a bit at processors and exporters in recent days as early harvest in the south draws closer. On the September soybean chart, support is the 20-day at $13.97 which we bounced off at midweek, with the Upper Bollinger Band at $14.90 as the next round up. WHEAT: Wheat futures are 3 to 11 cents lower at midday with early gains fading as trade waits for spillover from outside markets. We also wait to see how euro values hold up, and if further shipping progress is made out of the Black Sea with pace starting to pick up a little out of Ukraine. Plains weather looks warmer and drier this week with moisture needing to be built before planting time with harvest wrapped up except for the north growing areas, while spring wheat sees heat with harvest just around the corner with potential rains to slow the start if confirmed. The dollar is moving back to the highs post-jobs report, which can be a limiting factor if sustained into midmonth. The KC September chart has resistance at the 20-day moving average above the market at $8.61 which we tested before fading, with the Lower Bollinger band at $8.20 the next round down. David Fiala can be reached at [email protected] Follow him on Twitter @davidfiala (c) Copyright 2022 DTN, LLC. All rights reserved.