Grains End Strong for the Week Pushed by Fund Buying and Weather: Cattle Recover, While Hogs are Mixed

Grains end sharply higher on Friday and for the week on fund buying, weather concerns. How high will prices run? Cattle bounce but is a bottom in? Hogs post a higher week. Bryan Doherty, Total Farm Marketing.

Grains end sharply higher on Friday and for the week on fund buying and weather concerns. If it stays dry how high will prices run and should farmers be selling? Cattle bounce but is a short term bottom in? Hogs mixed Friday but up strong for the week. Bryan Doherty, Total Farm Marketing has the wrap up.

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