USDA's weekly export sales report is due out at 7:30 a.m. CDT, the same time as U.S. jobless claims and the weekly update of the U.S. Drought Monitor. Traders will pay attention the Department of Energy's weekly report of natural gas in storage at 9:30 a.m., as well as the latest weather forecasts and any news of an export sale. China's markets are set to return from holiday on Friday.
Weather
An upper-level low in Missouri will continue to drift northward on Thursday, spreading showers through the Midwest and continuing them in the Southeast. Some delays to harvest will be possible while the rest of the country sees mostly favorable harvest conditions.