It may not seem like basketball has a strong connection to agriculture, but from the balls used in the NBA, to the sport itself, agriculture has direct ties to a sport that takes over televisions during March Madness.

U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai told a GOP lawmaker, “I don’t need your pity,” after he said she was “too nice” to negotiate trade deals for the United States.

Grains mostly higher except old crop corn, with short covering ahead of the end of the month and USDA data dump. Livestock consolidate with inside days in cattle and hogs. DuWayne Bosse, Bolt Marketing has more.

Grains lean higher with China corn sales, calmer outside markets and report positioning. Livestock futures see profit taking but cash cattle called higher this week. Brad Kooima of Kooima Kooima Varilek has more.

Jon Scheve ranks all of the USDA reports by importance to farmers.

AgDay TV Markets Now: Mark Schultz of Northstar Commodity discusses the risk on day in commodities with grains seeing report positioning.