Grains Higher on Technical Buying, Exports, Weather: Cattle Supported by Strong Cash and Cutouts

Grains higher on short covering, export biz and weather. Cattle mostly higher ahead of the report, with strong cash and cutouts, hogs consolidate with lower cash. John Payne of Hedge Point Global Markets.

Grains higher on short covering ahead of the holiday, export biz and weather. Cattle mostly higher heading into the report and with strong cash and cutouts, hogs consolidate with lower cash. John Payne of Hedge Point Global Markets has analysis.

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