USDA's weekly export sales report will be out at 7:30 a.m. CDT Thursday, along with weekly U.S. jobless claims, an update of first-quarter U.S. GDP, U.S. durable goods orders for May and an update of the U.S. Drought Monitor. Stats Canada reports new planting estimates Thursday morning. The U.S. Energy Department's report of natural gas storage follows at 9:30 a.m. USDA's hog and pigs inventory report will be out at 2 p.m.
Weather
A front continues in the Southeast for Thursday, where some showers will be possible today. But the next big storm is moving into the Northern Plains and Canadian Prairies where it is already producing areas of showers and thunderstorms down to the Texas Panhandle. Showers and thunderstorms will become more widespread in these areas later this afternoon and especially this evening, with a significant risk of severe weather and heavy rainfall. Highs: 60s/70s Pacific Northwest, Canadian Prairies; 70s/80s Midwest; 70s/90s Northern Plains; 80s/90s Central Plains, Delta, Southeast; 90s/100s Southern Plains.