Row Crops Lower on Profit Taking & Weather, Wheat Mixed: Cattle Consolidate Ahead of Cash with Short Covering in Hogs

Row crops lower on profit taking and weather, with wheat mixed and cotton higher. Cattle also see profit taking ahead of cash, short covering in hogs. Darren Frye, Water Street Solutions, has more.

Row crops set back on end of month and pre-holiday profit taking plus a little change in the extended weather. Wheat ended mixed but is Chicago wheat forming a bottom yet? Where is the cotton markets headed? And cattle also see profit taking ahead of cash, with short covering in hogs. Darren Frye, Water Street Solutions, has details.

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