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Grains close higher with ideas of tighter yields heading into the WASDE. Livestock continue to see technical buying and higher cash supportive.

Grains continue higher midday on weather and yield concerns and positioning ahead of the WASDE. Livestock futures are getting help from strong cash with Oct hogs making new contract highs for a second day.

Grain and livestock futures mostly higher on the open Thursday. Outside markets continue to be supportive, weather and WASDE continue to be watched. Cattle and hogs pushed by strong cash.

A risk on day in the outside markets on the CPI data lifted commodities early. Livestock ended strong but grains faded into the close. Was it WASDE positioning?

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A risk on day in the outside markets in reaction to the CPI number has most of the grain and livestock futures higher. Higher cash ideas also giving cattle a boost with Oct hogs exceeding the contract highs.

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