Grains Mostly Lower Expect Corn Which Holds Lows Ahead of WASDE: Profit Taking Hits Cattle and Hogs

Grains mostly lower except corn, with short covering after holding last week’s lows as markets for the WASDE Report. Cattle and hogs see profit taking w/bearish outside markets. Mike Minor, Professional Ag Marketing.

Grains end mostly lower on fund selling and report positioning with bearish expectations for new crop supplies. The exception was corn which bounced after holding last week’s lows. Cattle see profit taking after hitting chart resistance and with bearish outside markets. Hogs fail after yesterday’s reversals as the futures again wait for the cash and demand to firm. Mike Minor, Professional Ag Marketing has details.

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