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Corn, soybeans and wheat each saw corrective buying overnight, though each faded into the break. Soybeans continue to show relative strength, despite mixed outside markets.

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Corn and soybean futures firmed amid light corrective buying overnight. Wheat traded on both sides of unchanged overnight.

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Soybeans and wheat saw gains into the break but are well off overnight highs, corn saw slight losses most of the night after condition data came in better than expected.

Corn futures held near unchanged, while soybeans and wheat posted mild gains during a quiet overnight session.

Illinois led the increase in condition ratings for both crops.

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Grain and soy markets are expected to see light corrective buying.

Corn, soybean and wheat futures posted mild gains amid corrective buying in light overnight trade.

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Grain markets were not immune to broad market selling pressure overnight, with corn, soybeans and wheat each facing losses into the break.

Weekly soybean sales for week ended Sept. 14, were reported at 434,100 MT, short , over 100,000 MT shy of the low-end pre-report estimate, while weekly corn and wheat sales landed just above the low-end estimate.

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Grains saw followthrough buying from Tuesday’s lows overnight and went into the break higher, though recent volatility is likely to continue after the open.

Corn, soybeans and wheat posted mild corrective gains during a lightly traded overnight session.

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Grains continued to fall under pressure overnight following Monday’s breakdown.

Corn, soybean and wheat futures faced followthrough selling to Monday’s losses during overnight trade.

Illinois accounted for the bulk of the decline for both crops over the past week.

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Weekly corn inspections totaled 642,095 MT, up 16,851 MT from the previous week and are running 10.5% ahead of year-ago, while soybean inspections totaled 393,004 MT and are trailing year-ago by 16.2%.

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