Grains are mixed early with corn and new crop soybeans getting support from dry weather and ideas of lower crop ratings. Wheat mixed. Live cattle see some short covering and with strong beef values with feeders down on higher corn and technical buying in hogs after a higher weekly close and stronger cash. Kent Beadle, Paradigm Futures.
Corn and New Crop Soybeans Put in Weather Premium, Wheat Mixed: Cattle and Hogs Watch Corn and Cash
Corn and new crop soybeans up on dry weather and ideas of lower crop ratings. Wheat mixed on spreads. Live cattle see short covering w/strong beef values and cash pushes hogs. Kent Beadle, Paradigm Futures.
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