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Price action was relatively quiet overnight on a lack of fresh news.

Traders readying for USDA's Supply & Demand and Crop Production Reports on July 12.

Corn and soybean basis both pull back after last week's surge.

The corn CCI rating inched higher, while the soybean reading slipped.

Grain and soy futures opened under hefty pressure on weekend rains. Fat cattle futures are under pressure as lean hogs firm.

Corn and soybean basis surges on the rollover in contracts, but cash prices also soar.

The corn and soybean CCI ratings were little changed over the past week, but the spring wheat crop continues to deteriorate.

Corn pressured by weather, spring wheat supported by crop concerns. Hogs due for a corrective bounce, though that may be difficult to muster.

Corn and soybean basis continue to fall but remain higher than the three-year averages.

The spring wheat CCI rating is now 91.1 points below its five-year average.

Boxed beef, pork cutout values rolling over.

Corn, soybean and spring wheat CCI ratings are all below their respective five-year averages for this point in the growing season.

Grain and soy futures are under hefty pressure on improved rain chances in the coming weeks. Feeder cattle futures are sharply higher with fat cattle near unchanged. Lean hog futures are under pressure.

The lean hog carcass price and pork cutout value continue to surge.

USDA's June Supply & Demand Report takes on greater importance this year due to tight old-crop corn and soybean supplies.

USDA will update its old- and new-crop balance sheets, along with global production and provide the second estimate of the U.S. winter wheat crop.

Grain and soy futures supported by weather, lower-than-expected crop condition ratings.

Grain markets were supported overnight by crop condition ratings and hot, dry forecasts for northern and western production areas.

Spring wheat crop conditions are deteriorating amid drought in the Northern Plains and PNW.

The corn CCI rating is still a little above average, despite the weekly decline.

U.S. corn, soybean and spring wheat crops rated lower than expected.

Corn export inspections declined 691,290 MT from the previous week's upwardly revised tally.

Grain and soybean futures gapped higher overnight, lean hog futures are posting fresh highs as live and feeder cattle futures soften.

Dry weather concerns fuel strong gains in the grain and soy markets to start the week.

Boxed beef, pork cutout value continue to rise amid strong meat demand

Initial Pro Farmer corn CCI rating is 4.7 points above the five-year average

An already low spring wheat CCI rating falls even further below the five-year average

Grain and soy futures are sharply higher to start the week after a weekend frost. Live and feeder cattle futures are under pressure with lean hogs mixed.

When USDA’s weekly crop condition ratings are plugged into the weighted Pro Farmer Crop Condition Index, the HRW rating improved while the SRW ratings fell.