Grain market news will get an early start on Thursday with the release of Conab's (Brazil) January crop report at 6 a.m. CST, which will give another look at estimates for 2026 crops in Brazil following USDA's updates on Monday. Later on, USDA will release their weekly export sales report, out at 7:30 a.m., including data up to the week ending January 8.
Weather
A system is finally moving off the Coast on Thursday, but another is moving down from Canada as a clipper to take its place. Areas of snow will spread through the Canadian Prairies, Northern Plains, and Upper Midwest throughout the day. In addition, very strong winds are forecast for the northern half of the Plains especially, where gusts may exceed 60 mph later Thursday and Thursday night.