Grains See Profit Taking, Hedge Selling, Slightly Better Rain Chances: Cattle Consolidate, Hogs Follow Cash Higher

Grains see light selling with a slight improvement in weather, profit taking and hedge selling after breaking resistance. Cattle consolidate, hogs gap higher pushed by cash. Randy Martinson, Martinson Ag has details.

Grains see light selling with a slight improvement in weather, profit taking and hedge selling after getting above key resistance. Cattle consolidate awaiting cash, hogs gap higher with higher cash and anticipating evidence of liquidation in the hogs and pigs report. Randy Martinson, Martinson Ag has details.

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