It was an ugly day in the ag markets on Tuesday with grain and livestock futures all seeing risk off commodity wide selling. Some of it was tied to end of the month profit taking but wheat and corn were under pressure on more reports Russia was going to allow Ukrainian exports. Michelle Rook talked with John Heinberg of Total Farm Marketing about the sell off.
Grain and Livestock Futures Plunge on Tuesday
It was an ugly day in the ag markets on Tuesday with grain and livestock futures. Michelle Rook talked with John Heinberg of Total Farm Marketing about the sell off.
May 31, 2022 02:34 PM
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