Markets Lean Higher Except Wheat and Cattle with Corrective Buying, Report Squaring: Grain Basis Weakens with Lower River

Row crops higher on report squaring, corrective buying end of quarter. Wheat falls with higher dollar. Basis levels weak with the low river levels. Cattle fade early bounce. Nick Tsiolis, Farmers Keeper, has more.

Corn and soybeans higher on report positioning and corrective buying end of quarter. Wheat falls with higher dollar. Basis levels have weakened substantially with the low river levels. Cattle fade an early bounce. Nick Tsiolis, Farmers Keeper, has more.

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