Grains Explode on Weather, Drop in Ratings and Close Above Key Resistance: Cattle and Hogs Consolidate in Face of Higher Feed

Grains rally on weather, drop in ratings, subsoil moisture, fund buying. How much upside is left? Cattle consolidate w/ corn up. Profit taking in hogs w/higher meal. Tomm Pfitzenmaier, Summit Commodity Brokerage.

Grains rally on weather, big drop in crop ratings and subsoil moisture levels, plus fund buying. Corn, soybeans, even KC wheat close above key chart areas so how much upside is there? Cattle consolidate with higher corn but is there much downside risk? And hogs see some profit taking with higher meal. Tomm Pfitzenmaier, Summit Commodity Brokerage has details.

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