Agriculture News
Short-term trend turns sideways for corn, live cattle and feeders.
Corn and soybean futures trade on both sides of unchanged overnight but have firmed and are near session highs this morning. Wheat faced followthrough selling overnight.
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Winter wheat futures faced moderate to heavy selling pressure overnight, while milder losses were posted in corn, soybeans and spring wheat.
Weekly corn sales during the week ended May 30, rose 46% from the previous week and 41% from the four-week average. Meanwhile, new-crop wheat sales topped pre-report expectations by 117,000 MT.
Corn and soybean futures were supported by corrective buying overnight, while wheat pivoted around unchanged.
Basis firmed for corn, soybeans and wheat as cash prices dropped sharply.
Corn, soybeans and wheat held in relatively tight trading ranges during a quiet overnight session.
Both the current conditions index and future expectations index rose from April.