Top 5 Things to Watch         09/06 04:53

   Top 5 Things to Watch: Short Week Ends in Critical WASDE

   The marketing week is shortened due to the Labor Day holiday Monday, but it 
ends with a WASDE report that could further bullish sentiment in corn futures.

By DTN Staff

   OMAHA (DTN) -- Here are the Top 5 things the DTN Newsroom is tracking for 
the week of Sept. 6. Watch for coverage of these and other topics throughout 
the week on our subscription platforms as well as on http://www.DTNPF.com.

   Note that all report release times are Central Daylight Time unless 
otherwise noted.

   1. Short week: U.S. markets are closed Monday for the Labor Day holiday. DTN 
market coverage will resume Tuesday morning with our Early Word columns.

   2. WASDE Friday: Will USDA cut predicted corn and soybean yields? Weather 
conditions and field scouting efforts point to that direction, which could 
further drive a bullish trend to the market just as combines are beginning to 
roll. We will post our WASDE Flash story with the latest yield, acreage and 
grain stocks numbers moments after the 11 a.m. release, and update that story 
throughout the morning. At 12:30 p.m. we'll start the Rhett's Reaction webinar, 
featuring analysis by DTN Lead Analyst Rhett Montgomery. To sign up, go here: 
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   3. Weather pattern remains: General rains the past week have been mainly 
outside of key Corn Belt areas. The U.S. Drought Monitor has shown increasing 
dryness into early September. We expect the hot temperatures and spotty, but 
often severe, storms will continue this week. The South could see movement to a 
cooler pattern by mid-September but will mostly remain similar to the past few 
weeks. The Canadian Prairies will be the target of a couple more systems 
through the week, producing areas of scattered showers and thunderstorms and 
potential for more areas of heavy rain. That is unfavorable for harvest and may 
produce quality issues for mature grain out in the field.

   4. South America preps for planting: Soil moisture conditions in Brazil are 
looking good. Less so in Argentina, though there is time for cold, mostly dry 
conditions to improve by their main planting season in October.

   5. Reports due this week: Monday, no reports due to the Labor Day holiday. 
Tuesday at 10 a.m., Grain Inspections. At 2 p.m., Consumer Credit and at 3 
p.m., Crop Progress numbers with DTN analysis of the crop's changes. Wednesday 
at 7:30 a.m., Stats Canada stocks of principal field crops as of July 31. At 2 
p.m., Broiler Hatchery data. Thursday at 7:30 a.m., Weekly Jobless Claims and 
Producer Price Index (PPI) reports. At 9 a.m., Monthly Wholesale Trade and 
Existing Home Sales. At 9:30 a.m., EIA weekly petroleum including ethanol 
production and stocks. At 10:30 a.m., Weekly Economic Index. At 2 p.m., 
Slaughter Weekly data. Friday at 7:30 a.m., we'll see the Consumer Price Index 
(CPI). At 1 p.m., the Monthly Treasury Balance, then at 11 a.m., the World 
Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates release (see item 2). At 2:30 p.m., 
CFTC's Commitment of Traders report.

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