After moving higher the past few days and weather improving in both North and South America, there was low volume profit-taking in grains and soybeans. By contrast, livestock products continued the rebound that began in earnest late last week.  While agriculture has been highlighted as a major victim of President Trump’s trade war, and there may yet be more trouble ahead, at this juncture the impact has been modest at most. Soybeans, in the bullseye for Chinese retaliation, were down 0.35 percent today and are down 0.26 percent since “Liberation Day.” They are up 42.5 cents on the week thus far.     Import and export prices should begin to be impacted by tariffs, but maybe not in all the ways expected...

TAGS – Feed Grains, Soy & Oilseeds, Wheat, Livestock, North America, South America