Grains Close Strong on Drop in Crop Ratings, Livestock See Corrective Selling

Grains close higher on Tuesday on lower crop ratings but off highs. Livestock futures were mostly lower on corrective selling.

Grains close higher on Tuesday on lower crop ratings but off highs. Report position is also likely. Livestock futures were mostly lower on higher corn and corrective selling after lean hogs came just shy of contract highs Monday. Michelle Rook get details of the day with Jim McCormick of AgMarket.net.

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