Funds Cover Shorts in Row Crops, but Sell Wheat: Higher Cash, Report Ideas Support Cattle

Grain mixed with short covering in row crops waiting for fresh news, technical selling in wheat. Cattle higher with lower corn, higher cash and report positioning. Michelle Rook w/Randy Martinson, Martinson Ag.

Grain mixed with short covering in corn and beans waiting for fresh news, technical selling continues in wheat. Cattle higher with lower corn, higher cash and report positioning. Michelle Rook w/Randy Martinson, Martinson Ag.

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