U.S. corn stocks on March 1st were a little bit tighter than what analysts were expecting, while soybeans and wheat topped estimates.
The USDA says corn stocks halfway through the marketing year were 8.347 billion bushels, just under the average pre-report guess, but still up 13% on the year, partially due to slow farmer selling, even with a higher rate of implied use during the second quarter.
Soybeans were pegged at 1.845 billion bushels, larger than anticipated and 9% more than a year ago, also seeing slow farmer selling, with implied second quarter usage falling 13%.
