Grains End Mixed on Report and End of Quarter Positioning: Cattle Lower with Risk Off in Equities

Grains end mixed with end of quarter profit taking and report positioning. Cattle see fund selling with risk off in the equities. Hogs also await the Hogs and Pigs Report. Don Roose, U.S. Commodities sums it up.

Grains end mixed with end of quarter profit taking and report positioning. But are corn and beans putting in harvest lows? Cattle see fund selling with risk off in outside markets and equities. Hogs also preparing for the Hogs and Pigs Report. Don Roose, U.S. Commodities sums it up.

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