Soybeans lower, corn 2-sided and wheat mixed with end of the month and pre-holiday profit taking and positioning the main driver, although exports were poor except new crop soybeans. What will it take to keep soybeans above $14 and get corn back above $5. Cattle and hogs have traded 2-sided as well, while cattle also await cash direction. DuWayne Bosse, Bolt Marketing, has more.
Grains Mostly Lower on Month End and Holiday Positioning: Livestock 2-Sided
Soybeans lower, corn 2-sided and wheat mixed with month end, pre-holiday profit taking and positioning. Cattle and hogs have traded 2-sided on month end squaring too. DuWayne Bosse, Bolt Marketing, has more.
August 31, 2023 12:07 PM
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