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Corn and soybeans pivoted around unchanged for most of the night while wheat saw light corrective buying.

Corn, soybean and wheat futures held in tight price ranges in a lightly traded overnight session ahead of USDA’s reports later this morning.

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Corn, soybeans and wheat each saw selling pressure overnight, with soybeans leading the way lower. Price action is likely to be partially forced by positioning ahead of Friday’s USDA Grain Stocks report.

USDA reported wheat sales in week ended Sept. 21 totaled 544,500 MT, which capped the top-end pre-report estimate by 45,000 MT. Meanwhile corn sales were mid-range; soybeans were nearer the low-end of expectations.

Corn and soybean futures pulled back from recent corrective gains, while wheat extended its price slide during overnight trade.