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Beef and corn export sales drop
Meat packer CEOs, put under oath, say no pact to drive up profits or limit meat supply.
Old-crop corn futures posted new contract highs overnight, while December corn came with 1/2 cent of its high. Wheat was also firmer, while soybean were mixed.
Choice boxed beef prices extended their recent price decline over the past week.
Corn futures rise near 10-year high on concern over slow planting; soybeans up on soyoil strength, wheat mixed.
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Soybean futures seen firmer on concern over tight global vegoil supplies; wheat lower as rain forecast for Plains.
Soybeans and soyoil extended gains overnight, while corn and wheat are trading lower this morning after two-sided overnight trade.
Ranking member reveals he had ‘spirited conversations’ with USDA
New-crop corn futures climb after USDA reports planting progress at slowest since 2013; wheat higher, soybeans mixed.