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Live and feeder cattle futures made new highs for the move early Monday but ended well off highs. So can the markets retest the highs?
Despite higher weekly closes last week corn futures were lower Monday morning testing support.
Models can’t yet tell you exactly when New World screwworm will reach your area. Cattle movements, weather and reporting will decide how far — and how fast — it goes.
Mark Schultz of Northstar Commodity says grain markets also saw some position squaring by traders heading into a three-day weekend as the markets are closed on Friday for Juneteenth.
Soybeans ended higher as rumored export business was confirmed by USDA with a flash sale of 13.7 million bu. to unknown destinations. However, China was also looking for corn and wheat.
Wednesday morning USDA reported a flash sale of 13.7 million bushels of soybeans to unknown destinations and Randy Martinson with Martinson Ag says the market is betting that its China.
Soybeans were sharply lower in the overnight trade and then saw a gap higher open during the day session on talk that China was in pricing U.S. soybeans says Brian Grete with Commstock Investments.
Vince Boddicker of Farmers Trading Company says while no sales have been confirmed, just the rumors of China in the U.S. market looking for bids brought buyers back into the market.