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Market Commentary: Old Crop Futures Hit Decision Point

The CBOT traded a volatile day with overnight weakness leading to a selling spike as the day session started. That weakness, however, was quickly met with end-user buying, bottom-picking, and short-covering that boosted spot corn and soy complex futures while adding strength to wheat markets more broadly. Fresh news was light, but the U.S. weather forecast remains hot and dry for the central and eastern Corn Belt over the next 10 days, which helped create some “weather risk” buying. Funds were net buyers in corn, wheat, and the soy complex, though the activity was heavily focused on old crop futures. The CBOT seems to be hanging on a decision point where futures – and old crop markets in particular - need to decide whether...

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feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

Summary of Futures

Dec 25 Corn closed at $4.235/bushel, down $0.0025 from yesterday's close.  Mar 26 Wheat closed at $5.3925/bushel, up $0.045 from yesterday's close.  Jan 26 Soybeans closed at $11.2475/bushel, up $0.015 from yesterday's close.  Jan 26 Soymeal closed at $320.4/short ton, up $2.1 fr...

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