A report on October U.S. retail sales is due out at 7:30 a.m. CST Tuesday, followed by the Federal Reserve's report on October U.S. industrial production at 8:15 a.m. USDA's Livestock, Dairy and Poultry Outlook will be released at 2 p.m. Traders will check the latest weather forecasts and watch for any news of an export sale.
Weather
A frontal boundary will move through the Northern Plains on Tuesday. It will be dry but breezy. Good weather conditions will continue for final harvest and fieldwork activities elsewhere. The dryness continues to be a concern for winter wheat in the Southern Plains, however.