The CBOT was once again mostly lower with traders shedding position length and getting short as U.S. farmers make solid strides seeding the 2024 crop. There are certainly some areas of concern and potential for some acres to be planted to soybeans at the last minute, but the overall outlook is favorable and suggests a relatively worry-free start to the growing season. Corn and wheat were lower on improved weather outlooks for the U.S. and abroad, while the soy complex saw pressure from the Crop Progress data and weaker energy markets. Prices are starting to approach key psychological or technical levels in nearly every ag futures market, which makes technical factors and developments more important for the near-term outlook.  With fiv...

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