Traders remain attentive to the latest weather forecasts and are eagerly following events in Ukraine. The Institute of Supply Management's index of U.S. manufacturing will be out at 9 a.m. CST. The monthly report of U.S. soybean crush in January will be revealed in the Fats and Oils report from NASS at 2 p.m. CST.
Weather
On the first day of meteorological spring, it will feel like it for most areas of the country. A stationary boundary continues to sit near the northern border and may remain active with some light and spotty showers, and waves of precipitation continue in the Pacific Northwest. But the rest of the country will be dry and mild with above normal temperatures.