Wheat futures declined on Friday, eyeing their first daily loss in nine sessions, while soybean futures traded lower after a monthly supply-and-demand report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
The government agency raised its forecast for global wheat production by about 1 million metric tons to 783.01 million for the 2023-24 marketing year.
While there is plenty of wheat, it’s “interesting that the world is projected to use more wheat than it produces,” said Sal Gilbertie, chief executive officer at Teucrium Trading.
The USDA expects to see wheat output of 783.01 million metric tons for the 2023-24 marketing year, while total use is seen at 794.66 million metric tons.
“China is importing wheat, which is providing some support to wheat prices of late,” Gilbertie said.
In Chicago, the most-active March wheat futures contract
WH24,
W00,
traded at $6.32¾ a bushel, down 9½ cents, or 1.5%. It traded up 5.1% for the week, according to FactSet data.
For soybeans, the USDA lowered its forecast for 2023-24 global production by 1.5 million metric…
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