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Vince Boddicker with Farmers Trading Company says grains saw pressure early Tuesday on tariff fears and fund positioning end of month but ended well off of lows.
Darin Newsom, Senior Market Analyst with Barchart, says grains are seeing follow through technical selling pressure with tariff fears ramping up.
Naomi Blohm, Total Farm Marketing says a combination of factors pressured grain markets, including end of month positioning, weather and tariff concerns.
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Brad Kooima, Kooima Kooima Varilek, says grains are weak on more tariff talk. Cattle opened strong with the slightly friendly numbers in the Cattle on Feed Reported Report and a possible cash bottom forming.
Mark Schultz, Northstar Commodity, says corn and soybeans are lower on profit taking after a higher day yesterday.
Chip Nellinger, Blue Reef Agri-Marketing, says soybeans and products led the rally and recovery on talk of a China deal by President Trump and a lower dollar. That spilled over to support corn.
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Matt Bennett, AgMarket.Net, says corn made new highs for the move with the March contract reaching a high of $5.04 1/2 before reversing and ending lower on the day. The key is was it topping action?