The excitement at the CBOT/CME today was in the livestock markets and wheat, with subdued action elsewhere. Buy grains/sell the soy complex was a major feature of the day’s trading with soybeans, soymeal, and soyoil all falling lower. MGEX wheat, the recent start of the wheat market spent most of the day trading lower except for a late-day rally that pulled it into the green. The latest CFTC report once again found funds net short corn and soybeans, though having pared back those shorts slightly. Funds are adding to soyoil longs (at least they were through Tuesday) but maintain a sizeable short across the entire soy complex. Funds were net sellers of SRW wheat while buying MGEX wheat, though that dynamic probably re...
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