USDA Soybean planting estimated June

USDA release soybean planting 2010/11 estimate indicated that farmer could be increase production to 3,346 million bushels and ending stock may rise to 397 million bushels from 360 million bushels in June 10 estimate. However good weather condition may rise soybean yield, Informa sees U.S. soybean crop at 3,385 million bushels at yield 43.4 bushel/acre.
Bearish factor for new crop soybean prices.



Corn price bullish from ending stock (2010/11) could be reduce to 1,447 million bushels from previous estimated at 1,573.


Wheat ending stock would be increase to 1,043 million acre from last estimate 991. The fundamental of wheat still weak but big gain in corn price are support wheat and soybean price in this week.

USDA Exports: Corn Up, Soybeans & Wheat Down, Beef Sales To Mexico

Wheat: Net sales of 408,900 metric tons for delivery in 2009/10 were down 25 percent from the previous week and 33 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases were reported for Nigeria (162,900 MT), Japan (83,200 MT), Mexico (63,300 MT), South Korea (32,000 MT), the Philippines (30,800 MT), Morocco (29,800 MT), and Canada (25,000 MT). Decreases were reported for unknown destinations (60,000 MT). Net sales of 54,500 MT for delivery in 2010/11 were for the Philippines (49,500 MT) and unknown destinations (5,000 MT). Exports of 364,600 MT were down 19 percent from the previous week and 11 percent from the prior 4-week average. The primary destinations were Japan (89,100 MT), Nigeria (88,500 MT), Taiwan (33,100 MT), Mexico (32,900 MT), Morocco (31,100 MT), and South Korea (24,600 MT).

Corn: Net sales of 974,600 MT for delivery in 2009/10 were up 31 percent from the previous week, but down 7 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases were reported for Japan (335,000 MT, including 125,000 MT switched from unknown destinations and decreases of 3,700 MT), Mexico (186,000 MT), Egypt (66,000 MT), Syria (60,000 MT), South Korea (58,400 MT), Guatemala (51,800 MT), and the Dominican Republic (46,300 MT, including 15,000 MT switched from unknown destinations). Decreases were report for unknown destinations (124,700 MT) and Colombia (17,000 MT). There were no sales reported for delivery in 2010/11. Exports of 652,200 MT were up 8 percent from the previous week, but down 16 percent from the prior 4-week average. The primary destinations were Japan (226,500 MT), Mexico (148,300 MT), South Korea (115,000 MT), Ecuador (33,400 MT), Canada (28,600 MT), Saudi Arabia (23,500 MT), and Taiwan (20,100 MT).

Soybeans: Net sales of 203,600 MT for delivery in 2009/10--a marketing-year low--were down 35 percent from the previous week and 65 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases were primarily for Mexico (117,700 MT), the Netherlands (79,900 MT, including 70,000 MT switched from unknown destinations), Indonesia (59,300 MT), Syria (43,300 MT, including 38,800 MT switched from unknown destinations), Turkey (42,500 MT, including 8,500 MT switched from unknown destinations and decreases of 17,100 MT), Spain (32,500 MT, switched from unknown destinations), and France (27,500 MT, switched from unknown destinations). Decreases were reported for unknown destinations (279,000 MT). Net sales of 300 MT for delivery in 2010/11 were for Japan. Exports of 1,119,000 MT were down 7 percent from the previous week and 17 percent from the prior 4-week average. The primary destinations were China (561,200 MT), Taiwan (81,000 MT), the Netherlands (79,900 MT), Syria (68,300 MT), Egypt (66,100 MT), and Mexico (58,200 MT).

......More detail

USDA Sees Record Corn Crop, But Downturn in Soybeans and Wheat

USDA sees a return to trend yields on corn and soybeans for 2010 while wheat yields are forecast to decline as there are fewer acres planted to higher-yielding soft red winter wheat, according to commodity outlooks delivered by USDA analysts at the Outlook Forum......more detail

USDA Grain inspection weekend of Nov 12,2009

GRAINS INSPECTED AND/OR WEIGHED FOR EXPORT
                           - 1,000 BUSHELS -
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                      CURRENT      PREVIOUS
              ------------ WEEK ENDING -----------  MARKET YEAR   MARKET YEAR
GRAIN           11/12/09      11/05/09      11/13/08    TO DATE       TO DATE

WHEAT            15,047        17,778        18,367       393,369       570,276
RYE                   0             0             0             0             0
OATS                  0             3            11            63           299
BARLEY                0            20            60           894         8,488
FLAXSEED              0             0             1           383           213
CORN             21,937        27,766        30,402       347,586       335,803
SORGHUM           4,005         4,595         2,372        34,277        37,149
SOYBEANS         59,845        64,037        42,450       347,548       274,926
SUNFLOWER             0             0             0             0             0

TOTAL           100,834       114,199        93,663     1,124,120     1,227,154
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
CROP MARKETING YEARS BEGIN JUNE 1 FOR WHEAT, RYE, OATS, BARLEY AND
FLAXSEED;  SEPTEMBER 1 FOR CORN, SORGHUM, SOYBEANS AND SUNFLOWERSEEDS.

Full reported here

USDA Crop Production

USDA forecast soybean production at 3.319 billion bushels, up 2% from Oct forecast and up 12% from last year that's above trade expectation of 3.269 billion bushels , average yield are 43.3 bu/acre. , increase 0.9 bushel from Oct estimated and up 3.6 bushels from 2008.

Corn production forecast at 12.921 billion bushels, down 1 % from Oct estimated at 12.995 billion but increase 7% from 2008. , yields are expected to 162.9 bu/acre down 1.3 bushels from Oct estimated at 163.7 bu/acre.

Soybean and Corn production are record crop.

The world soybean production rise 4 million tonnes to 250.23 tonnes with increase from US up 2 million, Brazil up 1 million to 63 million tonnes and Argentina up 1 million to 53 million tonnes.

Soybean production still bearish for Soybean prices.

USDA says food prices to increase next year

By the end of next year, the U.S. Department of Agriculture expects food prices to increase by as much has four percent.

Some economists think prices could climb as high as five percent, according to an article on DailyFinance.com. The price for eggs is forecast to rise three percent, and beef prices will jump two percent. Lamb and seafood are expected to see a five-percent rise.

Over a year, a four-percent increase on grocery prices can add up. The consumer who spends $150 a week on groceries will be paying an extra $500 over the entire year.

Economists say meat and dairy will see the steepest price increases at the consumer level.

The reason, according to food giant ConAgra former chief economist Bill Lapp, is pork, beef, chicken and dairy producers are all losing money. As they reduce supplies, that will cause prices to rise......Full text here

USDA Grain Inspection Nov2,2009

               GRAINS INSPECTED AND/OR WEIGHED FOR EXPORT
                           - 1,000 BUSHELS -
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                      CURRENT      PREVIOUS
              ------------ WEEK ENDING -----------  MARKET YEAR   MARKET YEAR
GRAIN           10/29/09      10/22/09      10/30/08    TO DATE       TO DATE

WHEAT            11,933        14,439        14,168       360,482       538,887
RYE                   0             0             0             0             0
OATS                  0             3            16            60           285
BARLEY               20            28           224           866         8,306
FLAXSEED              0             0             0           333           212
CORN             23,367        25,523        23,168       295,064       278,129
SORGHUM             536         2,886         2,436        24,280        33,190
SOYBEANS         63,675        49,183        51,490       218,436       196,408
SUNFLOWER             0             0             0             0             0

TOTAL            99,531        92,062        91,502       899,521     1,055,417
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
CROP MARKETING YEARS BEGIN JUNE 1 FOR WHEAT, RYE, OATS, BARLEY AND
FLAXSEED;  SEPTEMBER 1 FOR CORN, SORGHUM, SOYBEANS AND SUNFLOWER

link to USDA
SEEDS.

US Dought Monitor

NOAA's Dought Monitor reported on Oct 27,2009 , For the next 5 days (Oct.28-Nov.1),during the next 5 days (Oct. 28-Nov. 1), a storm system is expected to intensify in the center of the country. Upslope conditions could trigger heavy snowfall across Wyoming and Colorado early in the period. As the system develops, heavy rains are expected from the Gulf Coast of Texas and Louisiana to Illinois and eastward to New England. Ahead of a system in the Gulf of Alaska, western Washington is expected to be wet. Outside of those areas, little to no drought relief is expected.

The CPC 6-10 day forecast (November 2-6) calls for increased chances of above-median precipitation along the U.S.-Canada border from the Pacific Northwest to the Great Lakes, and below-median precipitation from the Great Basin eastward to the Mid-Atlantic. Above-normal temperatures are favored from the Southwest, across the central and southern Plains, to the Southeast while below-normal temperatures are more likely from the Pacific Northwest to the northern Plains. Colder and drier than normal conditions should prevail in eastern Alaska.

Full reported :USDA

USDA Export Sales, Soybean Oct 29,2009

This summary is based on reports from exporters for the period Oct. 16-22, 2009.

Soybeans: Net sales of 691,000 MT were down 30% from the previous week and 21% from the prior 4-week average. Increases were reported for China (437,000 MT, including 110,000 MT switched from unknown destinations and decreases of 14,500 MT), Taiwan (70,700 MT), Mexico (41,800 MT), unknown destinations (37,500 MT), Egypt (29,700 MT), Japan (21,000 MT), and Cuba (16,000 MT). Decreases were reported for Venezuela (2,400 MT) and Turkey (900 MT). Exports of 1,433,600 MT were up 67% from the previous week and up noticeably from the prior 4-week average. The primary destinations were China (1,018,500 MT) Mexico (149,200 MT), Taiwan (66,600 MT), Egypt (62,700 MT), Saudi Arabia (57,500 MT), and Canada (28,600 MT). Note: Accumulated exports were adjusted down 26,000 MT for Turkey and adjusted up 26,000 MT for Canada.

Soybean Cake and Meal: Net sales of 176,200 MT were up 52% from the previous week. Increases were reported for Mexico (49,400 MT), the Philippines (44,500 MT), Ireland (26,700 MT), New Zealand (26,400 MT, switched from Australia), and Latvia (25,500 MT, switched from unknown destinations). Decreases were reported for unknown destinations (75,500 MT). Net sales of 3,200 MT for delivery in 2010/11 were for Mexico (2,900 MT) and Canada (300 MT). Exports of 165,700 MT were double the previous week. The primary destinations were New Zealand (26,400 MT), Latvia (25,500 MT), Australia (24,800 MT), Canada (23,000 MT), and Venezuela (21,500 MT).

Soybean Oil: Net sales of 9,200 MT were down 61% from the previous week. Increases were reported for Peru (19,900 MT, including 10,500 MT switched from unknown destinations and 6,000 MT switched from the Dominican Republic), Morocco (2,000 MT), and Mexico (1,500 MT). Decreases were reported for unknown destinations (10,500 MT) and the Dominican Republic (6,000 MT). Exports of 27,600 MT were primarily to Morocco (14,500 MT), Peru (5,000 MT), Jamaica (3,200 MT) and Tunisia (2,000 MT).

USDA Export Inspection Oct 26,2009

WASHINGTON, DC   Tue   Oct 26, 2009    USDA MARKET NEWS

                GRAINS INSPECTED AND/OR WEIGHED FOR EXPORT
                            - 1,000 BUSHELS -
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                       CURRENT      PREVIOUS
               ------------ WEEK ENDING -----------  MARKET YEAR   MARKET YEAR
GRAIN           10/22/09      10/15/09      10/23/08    TO DATE       TO DATE

WHEAT            14,336        18,857        22,117       348,392       524,719
RYE                   0             0             0             0             0
OATS                  0             0             3            57           269
BARLEY                0             0           224           818         8,082
FLAXSEED              0            23             0           333           212
CORN             23,996        31,448        25,175       270,149       254,961
SORGHUM           2,431         1,871         2,682        23,019        30,754
SOYBEANS         43,778        40,264        46,988       149,340       144,918
SUNFLOWER             0             0             0             0             0

TOTAL            84,541        92,463        97,189       792,108       963,915
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
CROP MARKETING YEARS BEGIN JUNE 1 FOR WHEAT, RYE, OATS, BARLEY AND
FLAXSEED;  SEPTEMBER 1 FOR CORN, SORGHUM, SOYBEANS AND SUNFLOWER
SEEDS.

source : USDA

Soybean crop progress

Soybeans: Percent Dropping Leaves,
Selected States 1/
--------------------------------------
: Week Ending :
:-----------------------: 2004-
State:Oct 18,:Oct 11,:Oct 18,: 2008
: 2009 : 2009 : 2008 : Avg.
--------------------------------------
: Percent
:
AR : 84 70 80 88
IL : 93 84 95 99
IN : 95 90 97 98
IA : 98 97 97 99
KS : 94 87 90 95
KY : 95 87 96 96
LA : 98 92 99 98
MI : 99 93 100 98
MN : 100 99 100 100
MS : 91 81 97 99
MO : 83 73 78 92
NE : 100 95 99 100
NC : 72 58 65 69
ND : 100 98 100 100
OH : 99 96 100 99
SD : 100 100 100 100
TN : 89 83 95 96
WI : 97 90 100 99
:
18 Sts: 95 89 95 97
--------------------------------------
1/ These 18 States planted 95% of
last year's soybean acreage.



Soybeans: Percent Percent Harvested,
Selected States 1/
--------------------------------------
: Week Ending :
:-----------------------: 2004-
State:Oct 18,:Oct 11,:Oct 18,: 2008
: 2009 : 2009 : 2008 : Avg.
--------------------------------------
: Percent
:
AR : 26 19 42 60
IL : 13 10 60 79
IN : 27 19 71 72
IA : 37 29 78 85
KS : 42 37 52 57
KY : 25 18 46 48
LA : 64 63 88 88
MI : 28 7 69 61
MN : 34 26 81 83
MS : 49 43 84 93
MO : 22 17 26 49
NE : 55 45 72 75
NC : 8 6 8 10
ND : 21 17 69 82
OH : 34 28 77 68
SD : 30 25 73 77
TN : 22 17 44 54
WI : 14 7 59 60
:
18 Sts: 30 23 64 72
--------------------------------------
1/ These 18 States planted 95% of
last year's soybean acreage.

link to Crop Progress

USDA Corn Crop progress and condition

Corn:  Percent Mature,      
        Selected States 1/        
--------------------------------------
    :      Week Ending      :     
    :-----------------------: 2004-
State:Oct 18,:Oct 11,:Oct 18,: 2008
    : 2009  : 2009  : 2008  : Avg.
--------------------------------------
    :            Percent          
    :                             
CO    :   90      79      96      96
IL    :   79      56      97      99
IN    :   77      69      92      96
IA    :   93      86      91      98
KS    :   98      95      95      99
KY    :   97      94     100     100
MI    :   69      61      95      96
MN    :   84      71      93      97
MO    :   93      89      94      99
NE    :   78      76      82      94
NC    :  100     100     100     100
ND    :   41      37      87      89
OH    :   82      67      89      94
PA    :   80      62      94      95
SD    :   91      84      91      96
TN    :   99      97     100     100
TX    :   99      97      96      99
WI    :   70      58      89      91
    :                             
18 Sts:   83      74      92      97
--------------------------------------
1/  These 18 States planted 92% of  
  last year's corn acreage.



      Corn:  Percent Harvested,      
        Selected States 1/        
--------------------------------------
    :      Week Ending      :     
    :-----------------------: 2004-
State:Oct 18,:Oct 11,:Oct 18,: 2008
    : 2009  : 2009  : 2008  : Avg.
--------------------------------------
    :            Percent          
    :                             
CO    :  34      28      43      34 
IL    :  11       6      30      68 
IN    :  15      10      39      49 
IA    :  10       6      12      33 
KS    :  44      40      51      74 
KY    :  53      46      84      88 
MI    :   3       3      23      27 
MN    :   3       2      17      31 
MO    :  40      37      47      77 
NE    :  13      10      17      34 
NC    :  89      87      91      94 
ND    :   1       0       3      20 
OH    :   8       6      35      31 
PA    :  25      18      43      50 
SD    :   6       2      14      27 
TN    :  64      54      94      97 
TX    :  84      82      77      89 
WI    :   5       2      16      25 
    :                             
18 Sts:  17      13      28      46 
--------------------------------------
1/  These 18 States planted 92% of  
  last year's corn acreage.



 Corn: Crop Condition by Percent,
         Selected States,         
     Week Ending Oct 18, 2009     
--------------------------------------
State : VP  :  P  :  F  :  G  : EX
--------------------------------------
      :           Percent         
      :                           
CO      :  2    12    23    48    15
IL      :  2     7    25    52    14
IN      :  3     8    26    51    12
IA      :  2     5    18    51    24
KS      :  2     5    23    48    22
KY      :  0     1     7    49    43
MI      :  4    12    27    46    11
MN      :  2     4    21    57    16
MO      :  3     8    29    45    15
NE      :  2     5    11    54    28
NC      :  5    15    24    43    13
ND      :  2     7    32    46    13
OH      :  1     4    20    47    28
PA      :  1     6    15    45    33
SD      :  1     3    16    52    28
TN      :  3     5    14    52    26
TX      : 25    14    24    31     6
WI      :  2     9    25    50    14
      :                           
18 Sts  :  3     6    21    50    20
      :                           
Prev Wk :  3     6    21    51    19
Prev Yr :  4     9    25    47    15
--------------------------------------
VP-Very Poor, P-Poor, F-Fair, G-Good, EX-Excellent.
National crop conditions for selected States are weighted based on 2008

link to Crop Progress

USDA inspection Oct 19,2009

GRAINS INSPECTED AND/OR WEIGHED FOR EXPORT
                           - 1,000 BUSHELS -
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                      CURRENT      PREVIOUS
              ------------ WEEK ENDING -----------  MARKET YEAR   MARKET YEAR
GRAIN           10/15/09      10/08/09      10/16/08    TO DATE       TO DATE

WHEAT            18,627        18,906        19,043       332,648       502,602
RYE                   0             0             0             0             0
OATS                  0             2             3            54           266
BARLEY                0            12           449           818         7,858
FLAXSEED             23            17             0           333           212
CORN             24,569        23,309        31,728       238,774       229,786
SORGHUM           1,678           289         3,928        20,115        28,072
SOYBEANS         39,092        25,308        45,005       104,215        97,930
SUNFLOWER             0             0             0             0             0

TOTAL            83,989        67,843       100,156       696,957       866,726
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
CROP MARKETING YEARS BEGIN JUNE 1 FOR WHEAT, RYE, OATS, BARLEY AND
FLAXSEED;  SEPTEMBER 1 FOR CORN, SORGHUM, SOYBEANS AND SUNFLOWER
SEEDS.

link to USDA Export inspection

USDA weekly export sales

USDA weekly export sales of weekend 8 Oct 2009

Corn
Actual = 631,800 Tonnes, Est 600,000 - 800,000 Tonnes

Net sales of 631,800 MT were up 21 percent from the previous week, but down 25 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases were reported for Japan (190,400 MT, including 56,600 MT switched from unknown destinations and decreases of 10,300 MT), South Korea (119,400 MT, including 123,400 MT switched from unknown destinations and decreases of 4,700 MT), Colombia (73,800 MT), Mexico (70,600 MT), the Dominican Republic (36,900 MT), Morocco (31,100 MT, including 30,000 MT switched from unknown destinations), the United Arab Emirates (29,600 MT, switched from unknown destinations), and Taiwan (27,300 MT). Decreases were reported for Honduras (7,600 MT). Optional origin sales totaling 1,700 MT for Colombia were canceled.

Wheat
Actual = 480,200 Tonnes, Est 450,000 - 650,000 Tonnes

Net sales of 480,200 metric tons were down 37 percent from the previous week and 14 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases were reported for Japan (126,900 MT), Nigeria (38,700 MT), the Philippines (38,200 MT), unknown destinations (36,600 MT), Canada (34,200 MT), Guatemala (33,100 MT, including 30,100 MT switched from unknown destinations), the United Arab Emirates (27,500 MT, including 25,000 MT switched from unknown destinations), Colombia (26,200 MT), and Algeria (25,000 MT). Decreases were reported for Brazil (1,800 MT).

Soybean
Actual = 654,500 Tonnes, Est 450,000 - 650,000 Tonnes

Net sales of 654,500 MT were up 45 percent from the previous week, but down 25 percent from the prior 4-week average. The primary destinations were China (184,100 MT), Taiwan (176,200 MT), France (60,000 MT), Mexico (59,800 MT), Saudi Arabia (55,000 MT, switched from China), and South Korea (31,800 MT, including 29,000 MT switched from unknown destinations). Decreases were reported for unknown destinations (45,300 MT).

More Detail : USDA

USDA Export inspection weekend Oct 8,

USDA Export inspection weekend Oct 8,

Corn: Actual = 20.452 million bushels , Est = 34 - 39
Wheat: Actual = 17.85 million bushels , Est = 15 - 20
Soybean : Actual = 14.687 million bushels , Est = 11-30

Related link : USDA

GRAINS INSPECTED AND/OR WEIGHED FOR EXPORT
                          - 1,000 BUSHELS -
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                     CURRENT      PREVIOUS
             ------------ WEEK ENDING -----------  MARKET YEAR   MARKET YEAR
GRAIN           10/08/09      10/01/09      10/09/08    TO DATE       TO DATE

WHEAT            17,845        22,255        24,551       312,960       483,559
RYE                   0             0             0             0             0
OATS                  0             3             0            52           263
BARLEY               12             0           238           818         7,409
FLAXSEED              0            16           212           293           212
CORN             20,452        46,175        31,524       211,348       198,058
SORGHUM             289         1,060         4,497        18,437        24,144
SOYBEANS         14,687        13,461        17,746        54,477        52,925
SUNFLOWER             0             0             0             0             0

TOTAL            53,285        82,970        78,768       598,385       766,570
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
CROP MARKETING YEARS BEGIN JUNE 1 FOR WHEAT, RYE, OATS, BARLEY AND
FLAXSEED;  SEPTEMBER 1 FOR CORN, SORGHUM, SOYBEANS AND SUNFLOWER
SEEDS.

USDA Crop production data

The USDA are projecting the US 2009/10 corn production at 13.018 billion bushels with an average yield of 164.2 bu/acre which higher than trade estimated of 12.99 billion and yield at 162.7 bu/acre. Soybean production are 3.25 billion bushels and yield at 42.4 bu/acre, trade estimated was 3.291 and 42.9 bu/acre. The ending stock 2009/10 for corn USDA reported at 1.672 billion bushels above trade estimated at 1.668 billion bushels and soybeans at 230 million bushels less than estimated at 249 million bushels and wheat at 864 million bushels above estimated at 802 million bushels.


USDA Link:

World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates
Crop Production
Cotton Ginnings
Dairy Products Prices
Cotton: World Markets and Trade
Grains: World Markets and Trade
Oilseeds: World Markets and Trade
World Agricultural Production
Livestock and Poultry (PS&D)
Peanut Prices
Latest U.S. Agricultural Trade Data
Season-Average Price Forecasts

USDA weekly export sales highlight

USDA Weekly export sales, weekend Oct1, 2009

Corn :
Actual ; 521,900 tonnes.
Estimated ; 700,000 - 1 million tonnes.
export sales below estimated and down by 57% from last week.
Wheat :
Actual ; 767,300 tonnes.
Estimated ; 400,000 - 600,000 tonnes.
export sales above estimated and up by 43% from last week.
Soybean :
Actual ; 451,000 tonnes.
Estimated ; 700,000-900,000 tonnes.
export sales below estimated and down by 67% from last week.

source : USDA

Grain Export inspection

USDA weekly grain export inspections, weekend of Oct 1,

1. Corn = 38.405 million Bu. , Est = 31-36
2. Wheat = 18.033 million Bu. , Est = 16-23
3. Soybean = 12.482 million Bu. , Est = 10-18
   

comment: Corn inspection above expectation, Wheat and soybean are within expectation. Good export inspection still support prices.


link to USDA report

USDA Crop progress

Corn

The USDA reported that the corn harvest is 6% complete as of Sunday, compared to the five year average of 18% done. The lateness of this season's crop is highlighted in Illinois which is just 2% complete, compared to 28% normally. Maturity continues to run well behind schedule, with just 34% of the crop mature compared to 72% normally. That still appears to leave room for the weather to cause some damage yet, should a killing frost emerge. The percentage of the crop rated good/excellent was unchanged at 68%.

Soybeans

The soybean harvest is even further behind than corn, at 5% complete compared to 18% normally. In Illinois it's 1% done as opposed to 21% normally. Nationally 63% of the crop is dropping leaves compared to 77% normally.

Wheat

Winter wheat planting is 36% complete, only slightly behind normal, with top-producing state of Kansas 23% done as opposed to 33% normally. Second top producer Oklahoma is 33% planted, nine points behind normal. The spring wheat harvest is 94% complete compared to 98% normally.

USDA Weekly Grain Export Inspections (weekend Sept 24,09)

USDA reported Weekly grain export inspections:

Corn = 29.582 million bu. est. 32-38 million
Wheat = 24.02 million bu. est. 18-23 million
Soybean= 7.427 million bu. est. 7-15 million

Data from USDA