Pro Farmer’s Monday Morning Wake Up Call

Cold weather and Black Sea tensions are in focus.

By Pro Farmer Editors

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November 16, 2020 08:51 PM

Flaring tensions in the Black Sea region and not-so-spring-like weather combined to lift grain futures in the overnight session. Wheat futures are leading gains. For more details about the weather, political tensions and other market drivers this week, push play.

Archived Content Soybeans Weather - General Corn Wheat POLICY Market Analysis

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