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Grains mostly higher except Dec corn assessing rains, Russia headlines. Cattle set back after COF and lower cash and beef last week, hogs strong. Outside markets quiet. Darin Newsom covers it all.

Jon Scheve discusses how the upcoming USDA report could impact prices. Plus some recent trade he made and why.

AgDay TV Markets Now: Mike Zuzulo with Global Commodity Analytics says grains take a break, but the weather market isn’t over as one rain event isn’t going to wipe out the drought areas.

Grains lower w/fund selling/profit taking on better rain chances, risk off. But yet wheat is up for the week. What’s the next move for cattle? Is the hog market topping? Mike Zuzulo, Global Commodity Analytics.

Corn prices sunk as forecasts turned more optimistic for the weekend rains in the northern Corn Belt. USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey says the rains aren’t enough to change the potential production problems in Illinois.

Corn prices fell more than 30 cents on Friday, a change from the rapid run-up in prices the past two weeks, but even with chances of rain across the northern Corn Belt, drought continues to eat away at crop conditions.

Next Friday’s acreage and Quarterly stocks reports are known as severe market catalysts that can change the trend of a market.

A new FAO report on the status of women in agri-food systems finds that women have made some progress in a few areas since 2011, but still lag behind men in key areas such as land ownership and agricultural productivity.