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Markets were lower again in the Sunday night session as well as throughout today. Corn and soybeans were still suffering a hangover from the Pro Farmer tour’s big estimates. Funds remain long Chicago wheat futures and have gotten crushed, and they continued to exit long positions today. USDA also announced the soybean, wheat and corn payments that are part of the aid package for farmers affected by the price damage caused by the China trade problem. They matched the levels rumored last week of $1.65/bushel for soybeans, $0.14/bushel for wheat and just $0.01/bushel for corn. It will cost more than a penny a bushel to issue the corn checks. These payments are on 50 percent of a farmer’s 2018 production, and a second payment may b...

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