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Oliver Sloup and Marlin Bohling return with a midweek update, Grain and livestock futures saw a choppy trade in today’s session while other markets such as metals, stocks, and coffee danced to a different beat.
DuWayne Bosse with Bolt Marketing says the grain markets saw selling pressure from a stronger dollar and some liquidation ahead of first notice day on Friday and on end of the month liquidation.
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Oliver Sloup of Blue Line Futures says corn has consolidated the last two sessions after hitting chart resistance at $4.17 and may wait for combine results before taking out that level.
The Chinese government is continuing to instruct importers to avoid purchasing U.S. soybeans. Until that changes, soybean prices are likely to remain low.
Markets Now Closes 8-26-25 Corn, Soybeans Sideways Awaiting Harvest Data: Cattle Push Back to Record
Oliver Sloup joined Markets Now to break down today’s action—corn and soybeans remain sideways awaiting harvest data, while cattle push back toward record highs.