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AM Outlook - Oil is the Big Kahuna

GOOD MORNING, The markets have put in a good rally as we head into the Sep. 1 Quarterly Stocks report.   Corn rallied on any number of items, including rumors of possible Chinese inquiries, higher energies, unwinding of previous buy wheat/sell corn trade, and better stochastics that expanded ranges to the upside.  Seasonally, corn tends to trend upward at this point in time.  Funds came out as buyers yesterday, and would look for pullbacks to likely see more of the same.  Charts for corn posted another new high late this AM. November beans never made it over the $13.00 benchmark, something noted by technicians.  Harvest pressure, talk of decent yields rolling in, weaker spreads, and lack of exports weighed on...

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