It's finally spring! Weather is warming, snow is diminishing, and it's time to get back to planting and growing a crop.
With spring, also comes the annual USDA acreage and stocks reports, with acreage intended by far the most important factor as we look ahead to the new year. This is the time when the focus moves from South American (SAM) production to the U.S./Northern Hemisphere. With the U.S. the world's largest exporter of all crops, it becomes an important factor for the market. It looks like the U.S. will have an early planting year, as weather is warming and drying up which will allow the corn belt to get going on planting early this year. We could have most of the corn planted in April.
Weather is calling for below normal precip and above normal temps over most of the U.S. the next 2 weeks. Specifically, it will be driest in the northwest 75% of the corn belt, and more normal precip in the southeast 25% the next 7 days, and then the 8-14 day has below normal precip in the northwest half of the corn belt, and normal in the southeast half. Temps will be mostly above normal the entire 14 day period in the corn belt - with only the southeast seeing some normal temps in the next 7 days as the heat moves in from west to east.
South America (SAM) is seeing mostly below normal precip in the southern 75%, but normal in the northern 25% (the Amazon area). Temps will be mostly below normal in Brazil and above normal in Argentina - not good weather for the late, second crop corn.
Finally after nearly a week, the Suez Canal is cleared. Takes only one ship to block an entire important port. I'm sure all the terrorists have taken notice, unfortunately. What if the ship was loaded with explosives?
Wednesday, March 31 we get the much anticipated USDA March 31 acreage and stocks report. There likely will be some surprises, but the difficult thing is predicting the unpredictable USDA - what will they get right this time, and what will they get wrong?
Farmers are planting more of everything - wheat, corn, and soybeans but mostly corn and soybeans.
With wheat prices sagging recently, Pro Ag will bet USDA will miss some of the shifting from HRS wheat to corn/soys. With early planting likely in the coming few weeks of warm/dry weather, corn acreage might be higher than USDA guesses this time.
Private estimates are showing higher corn and soybean acreage than the Feb. USDA estimates as well. It's likely acreage will be above the Feb. USDA numbers as prices have remained high another 1.5 months since that report.
Bottom line is planting is likely to be early given the forecast, and early planting means higher corn, soybean, and HRS wheat yields.
Also, more acreage planted (less PP) and possibly more corn and less soybeans with early seeding. Also, the weather improved tremendously since mid-Jan in both the U.S. and SAM. So, the supply outlook has improved which is why prices are now drifting lower. I expect more of the same - unless a drought kicks in after planting. If 2-5% more is planted, but yields are 5-10% less - supplies are still down. The one constant so far is demand remains strong (China).
Ray can be reached at raygrabanski@progressiveag.com.
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