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Commentary
Corn - Closing Report -

Corn futures closed sharply higher, with bull spreading emphasizing that we are not out of the woods yet in stretching old crop supplies out to

Soybeans - Closing Report -

Soybeans saw strength in the nearby contracts, but new crop labored because of ideas that additional double crop acres will be sufficient to create

Wheat - Closing Report -

Wheat futures rose sharply in Chicago and KC, with an echo rally in Minneapolis.. Wheat conditions deteriorated in the U.S. from last week and

Cattle - Closing Report -

Cattle futures were higher across the board. Feeder cattle were also up, roughly 42 to 87 cents higher. Wholesale beef prices were lower this

Hogs - Closing Report -

Lean Hogs were higher up and down the screen, with August the strongest. The US dollar index is challenging the January high at 82.04 on the weekly

Cotton - Closing Report -

Cotton futures continued to lose ground. The market is quite oversold, but the weak global economic picture and a bearish USDA report in the

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