USDA officials indicate that unless the closed parts of the government reopen tomorrow, 4 January, the 11 January reports including the WASDE will almost certainly have to be postponed. For the second day in a row, the closing prices across the entire grain and soy board are showing only green numbers. Do two days of higher prices represent a trend? Probably not, but it did not happen very often in 2018.  Today’s trading featured notable differences versus yesterday’s activity. The first is that wheat was the upside leader today, and the second is that March corn gained 4 cents, rather than just a few fractions. Finally, the grain and soy markets headed in a different direction than did the U.S. stock market, which suffer...