Grains Lean Lower on Technical Selling, Weather, Fed Move: Cattle and Hogs See More Profit Taking

Grains lean lower on technical selling & weather, what will it take to retest Tuesday’s highs? The Fed pauses, says more hikes coming. And profit taking in cattle and hogs. Chuck Shelby, Risk Management Commodities.

Grains end mostly lower on technical selling and weather, what will it take to retest Tuesday’s highs? The Fed takes a pause but indicates more rate hikes coming. And profit taking and spreading continued in cattle and hogs. Chuck Shelby, Risk Management Commodities has details.

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