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Corn and wheat traded in a tight range near unchanged overnight, while soybeans saw corrective gains. Trading is likely to remain largely positioning ahead of today’s USDA reports.

Corn, soybean and wheat futures were relatively quiet during the overnight session as traders await USDA’s October crop reports later this morning.

Basis firmed for both corn and soybeans over the past week.

Soymeal prices continue their sharp price decline.

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