Friday morning starts with USDA's weekly export sales report at 7:30 a.m. CST, followed by a report on U.S. existing home sales at 9 a.m. The Energy Department's weekly natural gas inventory is set for 9:30 a.m. and other energy inventories follow at 10 a.m., including ethanol. At 2 p.m. CST, USDA releases its estimate of U.S. cattle on-feed for Jan. 1.
Weather
Light to moderate rain is in store for the Deep South and Southeast Friday. Other crop areas will be mainly dry except for light snow crossing the central Plains. Rain and snow are indicated for the Plains and Midwest later Saturday through Sunday. Temperatures have a more seasonally cold trend through the weekend.