USDA's weekly export sales report is set for Thursday at 7:30 a.m. CDT, the same time as weekly U.S. jobless claims, U.S. housing starts in May and an update of the U.S. Drought Monitor. At 9:30 a.m., the U.S. Energy Department releases its weekly report of natural gas storage and at 2 p.m., USDA's monthly Livestock, Dairy and Poultry report will be released.
Weather
A front that has been working across the northern tier of the country over the past few days will continue to shift through the eastern Midwest on Thursday. The tail end of it has stalled across Nebraska and Kansas. Both sections of the front will be active today, with potential for severe storms. The front marks the difference between a mild north and hot south for Thursday. Strong winds that flowed across the Northern Plains on Wednesday continue across the northern Midwest on Thursday, though not quite as strong.