Soybean export inspections during week ended Oct. 12 rose over 600,000 MT from the previous week, notably exceeding pre-report estimates. Meanwhile, corn inspections fell short of the expected range.
Corn futures are lower with soybeans firmer and wheat mixed to start the week. Cattle futures are mildly firmer and lean hog futures are choppy with seller interest limited...
Corn, soybeans and wheat favored the upside on the overnight open but saw selling pressure as the session went on. Wheat held onto gains, but corn and soybeans went into the break near unchanged.
Iowa has entered the legal fray by challenging a recently enacted Massachusetts law that prohibits the sale of pork not meeting specific hog-confinement standards, according to the Iowa Capital Dispatch.