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Scott Varilek with Kooima Kooima Varilek says long term continuation charts for live cattle still look positive. Corn and soybeans could post higher weekly closes but he thinks it might be a bear trap.
Corn and soybeans rally Thursday putting in some weather premium but may have reached a value level which is uncovering strong end user demand.
Jeff Hoogendoorn, Professional Ag Marketing, says corn and soybean may have dialed in the biggest yield and with hot dry weather trimming yield and demand picking up the markets could see more buying.
Cattle set back on lower early cash and cutouts, while hogs turn mixed after early gains tied to strong weekly exports.
Corn and wheat score key reversals after making new contract lows, while soybeans continued higher for a third day.
Soybeans close higher for a third session still putting in weather premium. Cattle and hogs also saw strength with end of month and quarter positioning.
Corn sees short covering as well with lower crop ratings by 2% and Mexico buying around 5 million bushels of new crop U.S. corn.
No major over-oppressive heat has been registered in most of the US Corn Belt so far this year which has minimized the impact of dry conditions that have emerged in some locations, according to USDA Chief Meteorologist Brad Rippey in a June 28 conversation he had with Agri Talk host Mike Adams, which Informa Economics was a part of.
Warm, dry conditions in Midwest promoting planting in the Corn Belt.