Top stories for Dec. 22, 2023

Cattle futures chopped around unchanged most of the session, while hog futures favored the upside.

Corn posted fractional gains, soybeans saw corrective buying and wheat rose for the second consecutive day. Cotton futures rose as well. Cattle chopped near unchanged, while hog futures saw steady buying.

Corrective buying was seen in the ag complex today with corn, soybeans, wheat and cotton each posting gains on the session.

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Markets are quiet ahead of the long weekend, as corn, soybeans and wheat favor the upside. Cattle are pivoting near unchanged, while hog futures favor the upside.

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Corn, soybeans and wheat each favored the upside overnight with each firming into the break, as each saw little volatility overnight.