Grains Close Mostly Higher Except Soybeans Despite Dollar Strength: Corrective Buying in Livestock

Corn and wheat closed mostly higher on technical buying, with harvest pressure in soybeans. Livestock closed higher with a corrective bounce. Michelle Rook talks to Shawn Hackett of Hackett Financial Advisors.

Corn and wheat closed mostly higher with technical buying, despite the higher dollar. However, soybeans saw harvest pressure and the lower meal market a drag, along with the lack of weather issues during South American planting. Livestock closed higher with a corrective bounce but will there be any follow through buying? Michelle Rook talks to Shawn Hackett of Hackett Financial Advisors.

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