VARIOUS global influences pushed grain markets higher heading into the U.S. Department of Agriculture's March 10 "World Agricultural Supply & Demand Estimates" (WASDE) report, but with no large fluctuations in the projections, traders almost immediately began to look toward the March 31 "Prospective Plantings" report after crop prices were mostly down last week.The 2013-14 U.S. soybean supply and use projections included higher imports and exports, a reduced crush and reduced ending stocks compared with last month's WASDE report.USDA raised soybean exports by 20 million bu. to a record 1.53 billion, reflecting continued strong sales and shipments through February. The soybean crush was reduced 10 million bu. to 1.69 billion bu., reflecting weaker-than-expect-ed domestic soybeanmeal use through the first quarter of the marketing year.
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