The rain across the US has had little impact on the sowing rate of corn and beans. Corn is still ahead of the five year average at 45% sown versus the average of 30% and soybeans are at 8% versus the five year average of 6%, so still early...

The weaker US dollar helped Chicago grain futures close a little higher across the board on Friday night. The row crops also found support from wet weather. Reports of up to 8″ of rain falling across the lower Mississippi over the last 12 hours may see planting delays drag...