Quick Overview

• The U.S. Institute of Supply Management's index of services rose from 46.4 to 48.4 in August
  

• U.S. jobless claims fell 4,000 last week to 570,000
  

• Services index in the U.K. rose from 53.2 to 54.1 in August
  

• Services index in Australia rose from 44.1 to 48.0 in August
  

• Retail sales in the EU rose 0.2% in July.
  

• Purchasing Managers Index in the EU rose from 50.0 to 50.4 in August

• Informa's September guess:
• 13.010 billion bushels for corn
• 3.305 billion for beans
• corn yield of 162.6 bushels per acre
• bean yield of 43.1.
  

• In August the USDA estimated:
• corn crop at 12.761 billion with a yield of 159.5
• bean crop of 3.199 billion with a 41.7 yield.

• Weather risk says the new run of the 12z gfs weather model is suggesting a wide spread frost sept. 17,18,19 time period .