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Grains are expected to open sharply higher amid building weather concerns.
Corn, soybean and wheat futures built on Thursday’s strong gains during overnight trade amid heightened crop concerns.
USDA’s weekly export sales data for week ended June 8, showed a second straight week of increasing soybean sales, while corn sales were mediocre. Wheat sales during the week were shy of the pre-report range by 35,000 MT.
Drought removal or improvement is expected across much of the western Corn Belt, while eastern areas will trend drier.