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Corn, soybeans and wheat each surged higher in overnight trade with wheat leading the way higher.
Corn, soybeans and wheat built on Thursday’s gains during the overnight session and are trading near their session highs early this morning.
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Corn and soybeans mildly favored the downside in overnight trade while wheat saw relative strength.
Soybean sales continue to decline seasonally, falling short of analysts pre-report range for the week ended Feb. 6. Meanwhile corn and wheat sales each rose from the previous week and four-week average.
Grain markets held in tight price ranges overnight, with corn and soybeans trading lower and on session lows early this morning while wheat is firmer.
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Soybeans favored the downside overnight while corn and wheat saw action on either side of unchanged, though saw increased selling pressure into the break.
Wheat futures have adopted a mildly firmer tone early this morning after two-sided trade overnight, while soybeans have weakened. Corn is chopping around unchanged.
USDA made no changes to corn and soybean ending stocks, whereas analysts expected small cuts.