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Report Recap

By: Lindsay Fager, Risk Management

Below are the summaries straight from the report:

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CORN

-This month’s 2021/22 U.S. corn outlook is for lower supplies, reduced feed and residual use, increased food, seed, and industrial use, lower exports, and smaller ending stocks.

-Projected beginning stocks for 2021/22 are 35 million bushels higher based on a lower use forecast for 2020/21.

-Corn production for 2021/22 is forecast at 14.8 billion bushels, down 415 million from the July projection.

-The season’s first survey-based corn yield forecast, at 174.6 bushels per acre, is 4.9 bushels below last month’s trend-based projection. Among the major producing states, today’s Crop Production report indicates that record-high yields are expected in Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio. In contrast, yields in Minnesota and South Dakota are forecast below a year ago.

-Total U.S. corn use for 2021/22 is down 190 million bushels to 14.7 billion.

-Feed and residual use is down 100 million bushels based mostly on a smaller crop and higher expected prices. Corn used for glucose and dextrose and starch is projected higher based on observed use during 2020/21.

-Exports for 2021/22 are lowered 100 million bushels to 2.4 billion. With supply falling more than use, ending stocks are down 190 million bushels to 1.2 billion.

-The season-average corn price received by producers is raised 15 cents to $5.75 per bushel. This month’s 2021/22 foreign coarse grain outlook is for lower production, slightly lower trade, and smaller stocks relative to last month.

-Foreign corn production is forecast higher relative to last month.

-For 2020/21, for the local marketing year beginning March 2021 corn exports are lowered for Brazil but raised for Argentina. Foreign corn ending stocks for 2021/22 are down 1.7 million tons to 253.1 million.

SOYBEANS /Oilseeds

-U.S. soybean supply and use changes for 2021/22 include higher beginning stocks and lower production, crush, and exports.

-Beginning soybean stocks are raised on lower 2020/21 crush and exports.

-Soybean production for 2021/22 is forecast at 4.34 billion bushels, down 66 million on lower yields.

-The first survey-based soybean yield forecast of 50.0 bushels per acre is reduced 0.8 bushels from last month.

-Soybean crush is reduced 20 million bushels on a lower domestic soybean meal disappearance forecast which is reduced in line with the prior year, and lower soybean meal exports.

-With soybean exports down 20 million bushels on lower supplies, ending stocks are forecast at 155 million bushels, unchanged from last month.

-The U.S. season-average soybean price for 2021/22 is forecast at $13.70 per bushel, unchanged from last month.

-The soybean meal price is forecast at $385 per short ton, down 10 dollars. The soybean oil price forecast is unchanged at 65.0 cents per pound.

-The 2021/22 global oilseed supply and demand forecasts include lower production, crush, exports, and slightly higher ending stocks compared to last month. Foreign oilseed production is reduced 3.6 million tons to 501.4 million, reflecting lower canola production for Canada and sunflowerseed for Russia.

-Global 2021/22 oilseed crush is lowered mainly on lower soybean crush for China and lower rapeseed supplies leading to reduced crush for the EU, Canada, and China. Soybean crush for China is lowered 2.0 million tons to 98 million, in line with downward revisions to crush and soybean meal consumption in the prior year.

-With lower demand, China’s 2021/22 soybean imports are lowered 1.0 million tons to 101 million. Global oilseed stocks are slightly higher as lower production is paired with lower use.

-Lower rapeseed and sunflowerseed stocks are offset by higher global soybean stocks, which are raised 1.7 million tons to 96.1 million mainly on higher stocks for China.

WHEAT

-The outlook for 2021/22 U.S. wheat this month is for reduced supplies, lower domestic use, unchanged exports, and decreased ending stocks.

-The NASS Crop Production report forecast all wheat production at 1,697 million bushels, down 49 million from the previous forecast.

-Most of the reduction is in Hard Red Winter and Soft White Winter. The all wheat yield is forecast at 44.5 bushels per acre, down 1.3 bushels from the previous forecast.

-Feed and residual use is lowered 10 million bushels to 160 million on reduced supplies. Food use for both 2020/21 and 2021/22 is reduced slightly, based primarily on the latest NASS Flour Milling Products report.

-Wheat exports are unchanged but there are offsetting by-class export changes for several classes.

-Projected 2021/22 ending stocks are reduced 38 million bushels to 627 million and are 26 percent below last year.

-The projected 2021/22 season-average farm price is raised $0.10 per bushel to $6.70.

-The global wheat outlook for 2021/22 is for reduced supplies, lower consumption, reduced trade, and smaller ending stocks.

-Projected 2021/22 world ending stocks are lowered 12.6 million tons to 279.1 million with China accounting for 51 percent of the total.

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