After sputtering about yesterday and again early in the overnight session, grain and soy futures markets bounced firmly higher today, but why is not exactly clear. General Comments After sputtering about yesterday and again early in the overnight session, grain and soy futures markets bounced firmly higher today, but why is not exactly clear. There were quite a number of potential reasons for the rally and certainly no shortage of factors swirling around, although it is still hard to point to any and say this is why May soybeans closed up 26.5 cents or why May corn closed 7.25 cents higher or why all three classes of wheat futures contracts were so strong. Consider the following:
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