As usual, Thursday morning is busy with USDA's weekly export sales and U.S. jobless claims out at 7:30 a.m. CST, along with the U.S. trade deficit for November and an update of the U.S. Drought Monitor. U.S. natural gas inventory is set for 9:30 a.m. and USDA will have more specific export information available for November later Thursday morning.
Weather
Light to moderate rain is in store for the Delta and Deep South Thursday. We'll also see scattered light snow in the western Midwest and snow in the far northwestern Plains. Other crop areas will be dry. Temperatures will be seasonal to above normal north and central and below normal south. No bitter cold is part of the scene.