USDA's weekly export sales are due out at 7:30 a.m. CDT, along with weekly U.S. jobless claims and an update of the U.S. Drought Monitor. ISM's index of U.S. manufacturing is out at 9 a.m., followed by natural gas inventories at 9:30 a.m. Traders will likely still be considering Wednesday's USDA reports and keeping a close watch on the latest weather forecasts.
Weather
Moderate to heavy rain is in store Thursday from the Ohio Valley to the Texas Panhandle. Flood threat is high. Other primary crop areas will be dry with very warm to hot conditions. Heat bulletins cover much of the northern Plains, interior Northwest and Canadian Prairies.