Grains End Mostly Higher After A Tough Week but are Funds Done Selling? Cattle Consolidate with Weaker Cash, With Hogs Higher

Grain markets end mostly higher Friday on end of month profit taking. Is the fund selling over? Cattle consolidate with weaker cash. Are hogs bottoming? Bryan Doherty @TotalFarmMktg has more.

Grain markets end mostly higher Friday on end of month profit taking but post lower weekly closes. Is the fund/technical selling over? Cattle consolidate but held up well with some weaker cash on a limited test. Are hogs bottoming? Bryan Doherty @TotalFarmMktg has more.

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