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Winter wheat futures locked up their 75-cent daily trading limit overnight, while spring wheat rose its 60-cent limit. Corn traded sharply higher, while soybeans posted just slight gains.
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Winter wheat futures close near 14-year highs amid fears of Russia-Ukraine disruptions; corn erases gains, soybeans drop sharply.
May contracts for all three wheat markets topped $11 overnight, though HRS futures have since retreated below that level. Soybeans are firmer, while corn is mostly higher this morning.
SRW wheat basis firmed and HRW basis didn’t drop too much given the surge in futures.
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