Grains and cotton mostly lower improved weather and technical selling, despite more corn and soybean export sales this morning. Risk off continues with more talk of interest rate hikes. Shawn Hackett of Hackett Financial Services has more.
Grains Start Mostly Lower on Improved Weather: But Find Support From Export Sales of Corn and Beans
Grains and cotton mostly lower improved weather and technical selling, despite corn and soybean export sales. Risk off continues with more talk of interest rate hikes. Shawn Hackett of Hackett Financial Services.
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