Grains See Technical Recovery, Put in Weather Premium: Cattle Hit Contract Highs Chasing Sharply Higher Cash

Grains close mostly higher with technical buying and putting in weather premium. Cattle make new highs on sharply higher cash with consolidation in hogs. Chip Nellinger, Blue Reef Agri-Marketing has details.

Grains close mostly higher with technical buying and putting in weather premium on the forecast and Drought Monitor. Cattle make new highs on sharply higher cash with consolidation in hogs. Chip Nellinger, Blue Reef Agri-Marketing has details.

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