Grains Lower Seeing Risk Off Selling, Profit Taking, Ukraine Exports Resume: Cattle Supported by Tight Supplies, New Lows in Hogs

Grains see risk off and corrective selling, plus Ukraine shipments resumed. Cattle supported with tight numbers, strong demand, but hogs hit new lows. Tomm Pfitzenmaier, Summit Commodity Brokerage.

Grains and hogs are lower early with a risk off day and spillover from outside markets with lower equity and crude oil prices. Corn and soybeans also see some profit taking and farmer selling after hitting chart resistance and Ukraine shipments have resumed which weighs on wheat. Live cattle continue to be supported by tight numbers and higher product values, while hogs retest contract lows.

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