USDA's weekly export sales is due out at 7:30 a.m. CDT, along with weekly U.S. jobless claims and an update of the U.S. Drought Monitor. A report on U.S. existing home sales for June and an index of leading indicators are due out at 9 a.m., followed by the Energy Department's weekly natural gas inventories at 9:30 a.m. USDA's monthly cold storage report is due out at 2 p.m. CDT. Traders will remain focused on the latest weather forecasts and any news pertaining to grain exports or biofuels policy.
Weather
A frontal boundary in the Upper Midwest will continue to produce some isolated showers while another boundary moving through the Northern Plains will do the same. Scattered showers will continue near the Gulf Coast as well while the middle of the country remains dry, benefiting winter wheat harvest. Showers across the north will not have an impact on the ongoing drought.