Each month the US Department of Agriculture releases the World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report which is the gold-standard for fundamental research for many of the products that feed the world. The April report comes at a time when farmers are beginning the process of planting crops. However, in 2019, flood conditions in many areas of the United States are pushing back the clock on planting activities.
The WASDE report details the USDA's current data on inventories of many agricultural commodities in the US and around the world and monitors the change from the