Thursday morning's reports start with U.S. jobless claims and an update of the U.S. Drought Monitor at 7:30 a.m. CDT, followed by the Energy Department's weekly natural gas storage at 9:30 a.m. CDT. The Energy Department releases other energy inventories at 10 a.m. CDT, including a report on ethanol production. USDA's weekly Export Sales report will be released Friday morning, due to this week's holiday schedule.
Weather
Brief Tropical Storm Mindy has become a depression as it moved into Florida and Georgia Wednesday night. The storm will exit off the coast Thursday afternoon. The system has been producing moderate to heavy rainfall, which could be damaging to open-boll cotton in the region. Across the interior of the country, it will be dry and mild with good conditions for drydown and early harvest.