Mostly Lower Closes with Risk Off Fund Selling, Weather, Planting Pace, Brazil Prices Weigh on Grains: Cattle Consolidate Ahead of Cash

Markets end mostly lower with risk off fund selling, weather, fast planting, Brazil prices. Cattle consolidating waiting for cash direction, with hogs failing. Oliver Sloup, Blue Line Futures has details.

Markets end mostly lower with risk off fund selling. Soybeans and wheat also weighed on by weather, fast planting, Brazil prices. Corn held chart support but for how long? Cattle consolidating waiting for cash direction, with hogs failing waiting for a cash bottom. Oliver Sloup, Blue Line Futures has details.

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