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Market Commentary: A Strong Close for the Week

Markets were higher in the overnight and were all green at the open this morning. By the end of the session, most remained higher except meal and HRS. It was mostly a bounce back Friday instead of a profit taking end of the week. Though there was generally some of the lowest volumes traded for the whole week. The WASDE set the stage and corn and soybeans went their separate ways with the RSI in corn now down at 37.7 and soybeans shooting up to 58.1 as sentiment diverges.  Weekly Change: It was a mixed week for the major agricultural commodities with close to half lower and half higher. 

It was a second week higher for soymeal. It was the fourth straight week lower for HRW, SRW and corn. It was the eight consecutive week higher fo...

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