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Corn and soybeans are expected to open with a weaker tone coming out of the holiday weekend, while wheat is likely to be mixed.

Corn, soybeans and wheat held in relatively tight ranges in two-sided trade overnight.

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Corn held on to corrective gains while soybeans and wheat turned lower. Cotton powered to yearly highs. Cattle faced losses while hogs showed relative strength.

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Grain and soy futures are expected to open with a firmer tone to start the new month after corrective gains overnight.

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The new month kicked off with corrective price gains in the grain markets overnight, led by soybeans.

A rising U.S. dollar index pressured crop and hog markets today, though cattle showed relative strength.

Cash soybean prices mildly firmed while corn and wheat values dropped over the past week.

The overall drought footprint across the U.S. was unchanged, but corn, soybean and cotton areas worsened.

Corn is expected to open modestly higher on light corrective buying, while soybeans and wheat are likely to face price pressure.

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Corn and soybeans posted two-sided trade overnight, while winter wheat futures were unable to build on yesterday’s corrective gains and spring wheat faced followthrough selling.

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Corn, soybeans and the winter wheat markets are expected to open higher amid light corrective buying.

Corn, soybeans and the winter wheat markets traded higher overnight amid corrective buying, while spring wheat faced mild selling pressure.

Weakness was seen across ag markets today despite the overall "risk-on" tone in the marketplace.

Grain and soy futures are expected to open lower, with the exception of spring wheat.

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Corn, soybeans and winter wheat markets traded lower overnight, while spring wheat was mixed.

Iowa and Nebraska led the CCI declines, while crops in Illinois improved.

Markets saw upside for the most part today, led by soybean strength. Wheat and cotton struggled to maintain spillover strength.

Soybeans showed relative strength overnight and carried corn futures higher into the break. Wheat futures continue to fall under pressure.

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Corn and soybean futures were supported overnight by crop concerns amid expectations for a poor finish to the growing season, while wheat futures slumped.

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Mixed action in the grains today with soybeans leading strength, corn closing roughly flat and wheat leading losses.

Pro Farmer estimates the U.S. corn crop at 14.960 billion bu. with an average yield of 172.0 bu. per acre. We estimate the U.S. soybean crop at 4.110 billion bu. with an average yield of 49.7 bu. per acre.

Soybeans continue to show relative strength with steady gains overnight, and corn futures saw strength into the break as well. Wheat futures traded higher overnight but still maintain a tight trading range.

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Corn futures saw some slight pressure overnight while soybeans continue to show relative strength. Wheat futures showed moderate strength as well, led by the HRW and HRS contracts.

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Day 2 observations from eastern Crop Tour leader Brian Grete

Scouts measured average corn yield potential of 181.34 bu. per acre. Pod counts in a 3’x3’ square averaged 984.39.

Scouts measured average corn yield potential of 182.80 bu. per acre. Pod counts in a 3’x3’ square averaged 1,190.41.

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Grains fell under pressure into the break but soybeans continue to show relative strength.

USDA reported net soybean sales of 364,900 MT for 2022-23, which topped the pre-report range by over 160,000 MT, while new-crop sales were just shy of the top-end pre-report range.

Grains are mixed overnight, but soybean futures continue to rally.