With the notable exception of soyoil, the CBOT was mostly higher on Tuesday with funds covering shorts ahead of the midweek holiday amid a few bullish headlines. Wheat was the upside leader as harvest delays and quality concerns mount for the Southern Plains HRW crop amid persistent rains. Soybeans rallied on some concerns about slow planting completion for a few Midwest states and, more importantly, strong crush margins and expectations of robust demand this fall and for 2026. The strength in wheat and soybeans helped pull new crop corn futures into the green as well, though gains there were technically benign and uninteresting. Finally, soyoil futures turned lower after their recent 7.50 cent/lb (nearly 16 percent) surge as bulls calmed a...
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