Grains Mostly Lower on China Cancellations, Fast Planting, WASDE but is the Market Too Bearish?: Livestock Close Higher

Grains mostly lower except hard wheat classes w/technical selling on China cancellations, fast planting, WASDE positioning. Cattle saw short covering on better cash ideas, w/hogs also up. Garrett Toay, AgTraderTalk.

Grains end mostly lower again except hard wheat classes with more technical selling on China cancellations, fast planting, WASDE positioning. But is the market too bearish heading into the WASDE? Cattle had a strong short covering rally anticipating better cash, with hogs also ending higher but will there be any follow through buying? Garrett Toay, AgTraderTalk has more.

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