By DTN Staff

OMAHA (DTN) -- Here are the Top 5 things the DTN Newsroom is tracking for the week of July 12. Watch for coverage of these and other topics throughout the week on our subscription platforms and at www.DTNPF.com.

Note that all report release times are Central Daylight Savings Time unless otherwise noted.

1. Weather Market Set Up: With the July WASDE out of the way, traders return to watching weather and crop reports. Corn exports remain positive, and domestic soybean crush numbers have helped support futures of that crop. The next big USDA report will be August 12, which falls in the middle of DTN's annual Digital Yield Tour data release. Watch for more information on both.

2. Heat Returns, But How Much?: Temperatures could soar across the Northern Plains and Upper Midwest this week. Widespread high temperatures in the 90s Fahrenheit, with potential to reach into the triple digits from Montana to Minnesota between July 11 and July 14. How much of that heat reaches key corn areas is still up for debate, as forecast models disagree on whether this heat should be pushed back to the western states or spread eastward through the Midwest and Northeast. For more on the model debate, see Ag Weather Forum here: https://www.dtnpf.com/…

In Canada, the coming weather pattern should dry out wetter areas, helping crop growth. We may be on the lookout for some dry spots showing up if this warmer and drier pattern persists for too long, however.

3. Scattered Rains in South America: A front will move through northern Argentina and southern Brazil with some showers through Monday. A front will move into Argentina late this week with scattered showers.

4. Trade Conflicts: We'll continue to track cattle producer efforts to increase fees on imports of Brazilian beef into the U.S., while ethanol producers are asking the government to push for lowered duties on U.S. ethanol exports into Brazil.

5. Reports Due This Week: Monday at 10 a.m., Grain Inspections. At 1 p.m., the Monthly Treasury balance. At 2 p.m., Turkey Hatchery, then at 3 p.m., the weekly USDA Crop Progress report and DTN analysis. Tuesday at 7:30 a.m., Consumer Price Index (CPI), CPI year on year and Core CPI data. At 9 a.m., Fed Chair Warsh presents monetary policy to the U.S. House Financial Services Committee. Wednesday at 7:30 a.m., Producer Price Index (PPI), Core PPI (excludes food and energy), and Personal Consumption data. At 9:30 a.m., EIA's weekly petroleum status, including ethanol production and stocks. At 2 p.m., Broiler Hatchery and Agricultural Chemical Usage reports. Thursday at 7:30 a.m., Grain Export Sales, Retail Sales (June) and weekly Jobless Claims. At 9 a.m., NAHB Housing Market Index, Pending Home Sales Index and Business Inventories. At 10:30 a.m., Weekly Economic Index. At 2 p.m., Slaughter Weekly. Friday at 7:30 a.m., Housing Starts for June, Import Prices. At 8:15 a.m., Industrial Production and Capacity Utilization. At 2:30 p.m., the CFTC's Commitment of Traders report.

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