Grains Leaning Higher Friday but Down for the Week Looking for Direction: Live Cattle Make Contract Highs with Higher Cash

Grains leaning higher Friday but down for the week and searching for direction. Livestock lower except live cattle which hit more contract highs with higher cash. Chip Nellinger Blue Reef Agri-Marketing has analysis.

Grains were leaning higher on Friday in a quiet session but were all down slightly for the week. Row crops are searching for direction and the next bullish story out of South America. Wheat may start to put in war premium with upcoming talks on the Black Sea Export deal. Live cattle scored contact highs with higher cash. Southern deals were $162 up $2. $257 in the north.

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