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Updated · DTN The Progressive Farmer · Aug 7
USDA Reports 238,000 Tons of Soybean Sales to China as Wheat Leads Grain Futures Higher
Updated
Updated · DTN The Progressive Farmer · Aug 7

USDA Reports 238,000 Tons of Soybean Sales to China as Wheat Leads Grain Futures Higher

3 articles · Updated · DTN The Progressive Farmer · Aug 7

Summary

  • USDA said private exporters sold 238,000 metric tons of soybeans to China for 2026-27 and 286,097 tons of corn to Mexico, including 256,289 tons for the 2027-28 marketing year.
  • Wheat led Friday’s early grain gains, with September KC wheat up 8 1/4 cents, September Chicago wheat up 5 1/4 cents and December corn up 4 1/4 cents; November soybeans rose 2 3/4 cents.
  • Livestock futures also firmed, with October live cattle up $1.08 and September feeder cattle up $2.20, while lean hogs were little changed.
  • Cash cattle trade appeared largely finished for the week, with Northern dressed cattle mostly at $370—$3 above last week’s weighted average—and Southern live cattle mostly at $235, up $2.

Insights

With Chinese soybean demand surging and Black Sea risks rising, are global agricultural markets facing an imminent supply shock?
How will the confirmed New World screwworm case in Texas impact America's already depleted 75-year low cattle inventory?
Does the sudden spike in gold prices and a weakening dollar signal deeper inflation fears hidden behind today's agricultural rally?