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Jack Scoville

Jack Scoville is an often quoted market analyst in the grain and soft commodities sectors. You will find his commentary throughout the Reuters, Wall Street Journal, Dow Jones, Bloomberg, and Barron's publications. Contact Mr. Scoville at (312) 264-4322

DJ USDA Grain Inspections for Export in Metric Tons – Aug 3
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Washington, DC Mon Aug 3, 2026 USDA Market News
COUNTRY OF DESTINATION IS REPORTED AS KNOWN AT THE TIME OF EXPORTATION.
INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS REPORT REFLECTS EXPORTED GRAIN INSPECTED AND WEIGHED
THROUGH THE AUTHORITY UNDER THE U.S. GRAIN STANDARDS ACT. NO ADDITIONAL ANALYSIS,
COMPILATIONS OR DATA IS AVAILABLE
GRAINS INSPECTED AND/OR WEIGHED FOR EXPORT
REPORTED IN WEEK ENDING JUL 30, 2026
— METRIC TONS —
————————————————————————-
CURRENT PREVIOUS
———– WEEK ENDING ———- MARKET YEAR MARKET YEAR
GRAIN 07/30/2026 07/23/2026 07/31/2025 TO DATE TO DATE
BARLEY 0 0 49 244 613
CORN 1,884,680 1,533,259 1,295,823 77,274,104 61,646,320
FLAXSEED 0 48 24 96 96
MIXED 0 0 0 0 122
OATS 0 0 299 998 1,596
RYE 0 0 0 0 0
SORGHUM 103,528 50,141 11,875 4,808,992 2,002,443
SOYBEANS 343,941 365,720 628,403 39,349,241 47,877,962
SUNFLOWER 0 0 0 40 0
WHEAT 335,313 417,468 689,730 2,906,818 4,001,405
Total 2,667,462 2,366,636 2,626,203 124,340,533 115,530,557
CROP MARKETING YEARS BEGIN JUNE 1 FOR WHEAT, RYE, OATS, BARLEY AND
FLAXSEED; SEPTEMBER 1 FOR CORN, SORGHUM, SOYBEANS AND SUNFLOWER SEEDS.
INCLUDES WATERWAY SHIPMENTS TO CANADA

DJ U.S. Jun Soymeal, Vegetable Oils/Oilseed Imports-Aug 4
In kilograms from the U.S. Commerce Department, converted to pounds
by Dow Jones.
—-Jun 2026—- —-May 2026—-
kilograms pounds kilograms pounds
coconut oil 7,598,192 16,754,013 7,098,666 15,652,559
palm kernel oil 36,578,202 80,654,935 33,821,345 74,576,066
palm oil 143,140,906 315,625,698 146,346,966 322,695,060
soybean 37,897,405 83,563,778 5,736,782 12,649,604
soymeal 0 0 0 0
soyoil 32,984,644 72,731,140 16,385,524 36,130,080
rapeseed oil
edible 222,084,385 489,696,069 303,424,477 669,050,972
rapeseed oil,
inedible 84,583 186,506 0 0

DJ U.S. June Grain Imports-Aug 4
In kilograms, from the U.S. Commerce Department, converted to
pounds by Dow Jones.
—-Jun 2026—- —-May 2026—-
kilograms pounds kilograms pounds
durum wheat 13,887,425 30,621,772 315,376 695,404
spring wheat 2,165,493 4,774,912 7,270,732 16,031,964
winter wheat 0 0 0 0
wheat/meslin 0 0 0 0
TOTAL WHEAT 16,052,918 35,396,684 7,586,108 16,727,368
barley 0 0 0 0
oats 202,849 447,282 611,588 1,348,552
corn 43,645,088 96,237,419 51,783,424 114,182,450
other corn 4,108,023 9,058,191 4,571,340 10,079,805
TOTAL CORN 47,753,111 105,295,610 56,354,764 124,262,255

DJ U.S. June Oilseed, Meal, Oils/Fats Exports-Aug 4
In kilograms (top). Oils in pounds, soybeans in bushels, meal and hulls in
short tons (bottom). Source: U.S. Department of Commerce.
(*)NOTE: Year ago figures reflect data reported at that time.
Data includes Exports and Re-Exports.
——- In Kilograms ——-
Jun 26 May 26 Apr 26 Jun 25
soybeans 1,917,047,970 2,569,821,925 3,000,365,233 1,500,661,887
soyoil 9,476,101 9,279,094 19,046,560 42,540,748
crude 130,466 324,065 7,757,294 17,446,181
refined 495,230 180,620 621,861 5,457,877
other/1 8,704,091 8,656,907 10,507,417 19,512,749
hydrogenated 146,314 117,502 159,988 123,941
cottonseed oil 1,504,326 551,886 635,239 2,023,522
crude 751,468 241,616 387,734 670,722
refined 0 41,255 0 834,722
other/1 752,858 269,015 247,505 518,078
hydrogenated
sunseeds 0 207,148 58,968 173,488
sunseed oil 1,392,996 1,615,910 1,756,410 2,062,699
rapeseed 20,410,459 24,000,332 28,043,272 15,343,265
rapeseed oil 17,924,952 5,572,831 6,823,391 4,084,346
crude 14,364,352 1,667,452 3,361,544 330,174
refined 3,560,600 3,905,379 3,461,847 3,754,172
linseed meal 22,000 0 0 0
cottonseed meal 4,473,540 2,723,823 3,724,126 2,570,636
soymeal 1,221,744,878 1,198,427,387 1,238,262,190 1,000,493,541
soymeal/flour 246,633,664 356,340,600 319,087,893 316,340,319
soymeal hulls 26,098,000 17,819,000 20,132,000 7,511,000
lard 1,478,234 873,213 801,979 436,105
edible tallow 4,270,992 2,932,464 3,222,689 5,402,292
inedible tallow 11,938,712 4,168,983 861,014 1,513,205
ch white grease 6,097 0 11,350 0
——- In Bushels, Pounds or Short Tons ——-
Jun 26 May 26 Apr 26 Jun 25
soybeans 70,438,732 94,423,823 110,243,419 55,139,319
soyoil 20,891,230 20,456,904 41,990,484 93,786,311
crude 287,628 714,441 17,101,909 38,462,252
refined 1,091,795 398,199 1,370,969 12,032,561
other/1 19,189,239 19,085,216 23,164,893 43,018,255
hydrogenated 322,567 259,048 352,713 273,243
cottonseed oil 3,316,472 1,216,701 1,400,463 4,461,103
crude 1,656,704 532,672 854,807 1,478,689
refined 0 90,952 0 1,840,247
other/1 1,659,768 593,077 545,655 1,142,167
hydrogenated 0 0 0 0
sunseeds 0 456,683 130,002 382,476
sunseed oil 3,071,031 3,562,472 3,872,222 4,547,474
rapeseed 44,997,367 52,911,684 61,824,842 33,826,115
rapeseed oil 39,517,761 12,285,991 15,043,005 9,004,443
crude 31,667,981 3,676,103 7,410,937 727,909
refined 7,849,781 8,609,888 7,632,068 8,276,534
linseed meal 24 0 0 0
cottonseed meal 4,931 3,002 4,105 2,834
soymeal 1,346,729 1,321,027 1,364,936 1,102,844
soymeal flour/me 271,864 392,794 351,731 348,702
soymeal hulls 28,768 19,642 22,192 8,279
lard 3,258,949 1,925,105 1,768,061 961,447
edible tallow 9,415,927 6,464,978 7,104,814 11,910,017
inedible tallow 26,320,359 9,191,036 1,898,211 3,336,047
ch white grease 13,442 0 25,022 0

DJ U.S. June Grain Exports-Aug 4
In kilograms (top) and in bushels (bottom), except flour in cwt and malt
in pounds. /1 denotes includes commercial and donated. Source: U.S. Department
of Commerce.
(*)NOTE: Year ago figures reflect data reported at that time.
Data includes Exports and Re-Exports.
——- In Kilograms ——-
Jun 26 May 26 Apr 26 Jun 25
Barley 1,642,000 2,451,000 3,375,300 495,000
Corn /1 7,925,722,000 7,251,695,000 7,524,547,000 6,746,985,000
Sorghum 579,311,000 342,356,000 749,643,000 183,489,000
Oats 2,567,655 1,185,864 2,665,128 3,673,529
Rye 1,074,810 451,313 2,134 1,243,087
Wheat /1 1,472,819,173 1,609,709,003 1,865,586,959 1,719,735,822
wheat flour /1 18,327,973 16,895,909 16,268,882 21,846,451
Malt 25,575,565 29,089,042 27,706,496 31,960,083
——- In Bushels, CWT or Pounds ——-
Jun 26 May 26 Apr 26 Jun 25
Barley 75,416 112,572 155,025 22,735
Corn /1 312,018,690 285,483,692 296,225,290 265,614,341
Sorghum 22,806,233 13,477,822 29,511,838 7,223,569
Oats 176,895 81,699 183,611 253,083
Rye 42,313 17,767 84 48,938
Wheat /1 54,116,285 59,146,074 68,547,883 63,188,826
wheat flour /1 404,063 372,491 358,667 481,632
Malt 56,384,479 64,130,371 61,082,378 70,459,934
1/Includes commercial and donated.

DJ CBOT Delivery Intentions: Totals – Aug 4
Source: CME Group
Contract Quantity Next Trade
Commodity Month Delivery Day Assigned Today Date Available
SOYBEAN OIL August Aug 05, 2026 572 Aug 03, 2026
SOYBEAN August Aug 05, 2026 196 Jul 31, 2026

WHEAT:
General Comments: Wheat was higher yesterday after an active weekend of war between Ukraine and Russia. The price action was also tied to hopes for increased exports due to increased tensions in the Black Sea with Ukrainian bombing keeping Russia unable to ship anything through the Azov Sea and to the USDA export sales reports and world weather. The export sales report showed demand was at the higher end of expectations. The harvest has been interrupted by too much rain in Texas and harvest yield reports remain low The crop harvest us now 86% complete. Spring Wheat has been heading and is rated 55% good to excellent. The harvest is underway. Conditions are good in the US Midwest, but Europe has been too hot. The weather is now featuring scattered showers for parts of the Midwest along with moderate temperatures after a got week last week. The Great Plains should stay hot and dry.
Overnight News:
Chart Analysis: Trends in Chicago are mixed to down. Support is at 629, 626, and 620 September, with resistance at 658, 670, and 686 September. Trends in Kansas City are down. Support is at 691, 679, and 659 September, with resistance at 755, 770, and 79 September. Trends in Minneapolis are not available

RICE:
General Comments Rice closed higher yesterday in part after wire reports of stronger prices in India surfaced and offset harvest pressure. USDA said that Rice planted and harvested area is estimated to be sharply lower this year, leading to much lower production and tighter ending stocks estimates. Emergence is about average, and condition was little changed from the previous week Harvest is active in Texas. Demand remains moderate to poor for US Rice and was moderate to poor last week.
Overnight News:
Chart Analysis: Trends are mixed to up. Support is at 1340, 1393, and 1292 September and resistance is at 1432, 1444, and 1456 September.

CORN AND OATS
General Comments: Corn was higher despite reports of rain in the northern half of the Midwest this weekend and this week. Northwest areas will especially benefit. There is still too much hot and dry weather in the western Midwest and in Europe The export sales report showed that demand was at the higher end of expectations. Ukraine and Russia are back at war again and shipping is very limited in both countries. It should be warm with showers in the northern Midwest this week but other areas should stay mostly dry. The crop conditions are slightly lower than last week and below aa year ago. Dough is starting and progress is ahead of normal. Temperatures in the Midwest should be cooler this week. Oats were higher yesterday in recovery trading.
Overnight News:
Chart Analysis: Trends in Corn are mixed. Support is at 435, 427, and 421 September, and resistance is at 472, 478, and 484 September. Trends in Oats are down. Support is at 307, 300, and 294 September, and resistance is at 333, 349, and 347 September.

SOYBEANS
General Comments: Soybeans and the products were higher yesterday on reports of more Chinese demand and on forecasts for rain in the northern half of the Midwest this weekend and this week. Northwest areas could especially benefit. It is still mostly hot and dry in the southern Midwest. Rapid blooming and setting pods progress was shown by USDA this week and reports of good conditions continue. Condition is unchanged from last week and below a year ago. Cooler temperatures and wet weather in northern areas are expected for the next week in the Midwest. Southern areas should stay hot and dry
Overnight News: China bought 132,000 tons of US Soybeans.
Analysis: Trends in Soybeans are mixed. Support is at 1152, 1140, and 1122 September, and resistance is at 1197, 1210, and 1225 September. Trends in Soybean Meal are mixed. Support is at 311.00, 308.00, and 305.00 September, and resistance is at 320.00, 323.00,and 328.00 September. Trends in Soybean Oil are mixed. Support is at 6660, 6540, and 6440 September, with resistance at 7110, 7260, and 7290 September.

PALM OIL AND CANOLA
General Comments: Palm Oil was higher today on ideas of improving demand. Canola was lower yesterday on improved growing conditions.
Overnight News
Chart Analysis: Trends in Canola are mixed to down. Support is at 750.00, 743.00, and 729.00 November, with resistance at 780.00, 800.00, and 815.00 November. Trends in Palm Oil are mixed. Support is at 4600, 4530, and 4400 October, with resistance at 4690, 4740, and 4780 October.

DJ Malaysian PM Cash Market Prices for Palm Oil – Aug 4
The following are prices for Malaysian palm oil in the cash market at 1000 GMT Tuesday, supplied by commodity broker Matthes & Porton Bhd.
Prices are quoted in U.S. dollars a metric ton, except for crude palm oil and palm kernel oil, which are in ringgit a ton. Palm kernel oil prices are in ringgit a pikul, a Malaysian measurement equivalent to 60 kilograms.
Refined, bleached and deodorized palm oil, FOB, Malaysian ports
Offer Change Bid Change Traded
Aug 1155.00 +20.00 Unquoted – –
Sep 1175.00 +20.00 Unquoted – –
Oct/Nov/Dec 1192.50 +22.50 Unquoted – –
Jan/Feb/Mar 1212.50 +17.50 Unquoted – –
Apr/May/June 1215.00 +20.00 Unquoted – –
RBD palm olein, FOB, Malaysian ports
Offer Change Bid Change Traded
Aug 1160.00 +20.00 Unquoted – –
Sep 1180.00 +20.00 Unquoted – –
Oct/Nov/Dec 1197.50 +22.50 Unquoted – –
Jan/Feb/Mar 1217.50 +17.50 Unquoted – –
Apr/May/Jun 1220.00 +20.00 Unquoted – –
RBD palm stearin, FOB, Malaysian ports
Offer Change Bid Change Traded
Aug 1120.00 +10.00 Unquoted – –
Palm Fatty Acid Distillate, FOB Malaysian ports
Offer Change Bid Change Traded
Aug 1070.00 +10.00 Unquoted – –
Crude palm oil, Delivered Basis, South Malaysia
Offer Change Bid Change Traded
Aug 4,560.00 +40.00 Unquoted – –
Palm kernel oil, Delivered Basis, South Malaysia
Offer Change Bid Change Traded
Aug 461.00 00.00 Unquoted – –
($1=MYR4.0945)

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