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Market Commentary

During overnight trading, grain and soy markets tried to recover from the beating they took on Monday but with very limited success. Prices were firmer, although it was only by a few cents except for the corn market’s recovery that was measured in fractions. They continued to trade on both sides of Monday’s closes early during the day session with a slight bias toward the green side. As the day progressed, the bias was toward the red side for corn and two of the three wheat markets. Corn futures closed lower by fractions. Chicago SRW managed to gain 1-2 cents for nearby months with the deferred contracts mostly fractionally higher. KC HRW closed in the red by fractions, and MGEX HRS was off 1.5-3.25 cents. Old crop soybeans did...

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