Corn and spring wheat planting ahead of average; soybean and cotton seeding paces normal.
Ag futures continue to handle the trade headwinds better than other markets.
Trade tensions with China escalate as talks ongoing with others.
The USTR proposal is a departure from its initial iteration, which suggested charging fees of at least $1 million per ship each time it called at a U.S. port.
Placements and Markets both came in a bit higher than the average pre-report estimates.
EU weighing export restrictions on U.S. if trade negotiations fail.

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