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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.
Grains saw nice reversals and closed higher on Monday, which was a victory considering the amount of bearish news the market had to absorb according to Kevin Duling with KD Investors.
Brad Kooima says cattle were catching some spillover selling from the news the Iran peace deal had been signed, the higher equity markets and lower crude oil futures.
John Heinberg with Total Farm Marketing says fund selling eased on Tuesday as traders gear up for the WASDE on Thursday
Dave Chatterton with Strategic Farm Marketing says funds have sold and liquidated hard the last three weeks in the corn market and while they took their foot off the gas on Monday he doesn’t think the selling is done.
Grain markets all made new lows for the move on additional fund long liquidation says Randy Martinson with Martinson Ag Risk Management.
Jim McCormick of AgMarket.Net says a new month brought in new money to the grain complex on inflationary concerns. How much higher could it go?