Markets End Mostly Lower in a Risk Off Day: Grains Removing Weather Premium

Ag markets end lower as a risk off day in equities spills over. Grains also saw technical selling and removed weather premium. Lower cash also weighed on livestock. Darren Frye of Water Street Solutions has more.

Grains, cotton and livestock end lower as a risk off day in equities spills over. However, grains also saw follow through technical selling and were removing weather premium with precip chances in Argentina and the U.S. Southern Plains. Livestock were also pressured by lower cash. Full analysis with Darren Frye of Water Street Solutions.

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