The wheat complex is shrugging off the overnight weakness, with contracts posting midday gains. Chicago SRW futures are up 4 to 5 cents on the day. KC HRW contracts are 4 to 6 cents higher on the session. MPLS spring wheat is up 2 to 4 cents so far on...

Corn futures are showing 4 to 5 ½ cent gains across most contracts on Tuesday, with December leading the way. Preliminary open interest showed net new buying, up 20,956 contracts, with most of that in the March contract (13,944). The national average Cash Corn price from cmdtyView is up 5...

Soybeans are posting a Tuesday rally of 10 to 13 cents across the front months at midday. Preliminary open interest showed net new buying across most contracts, up 13,560 contracts cross all but the November contract, which was an exodus of 23,780 contracts. CmdtyView’s national front month Cash Bean price...

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After an impressive start to the week, corn and soybeans have taken a moment to catch their breath. What futures remain the weak link in the early morning trade

Soybeans are showing losses of 1 to 2 cents so far on Tuesday. They settled the Monday session with contracts up 2 ½ to 11 cents, led by the nearbys. Preliminary open interest showed net new buying across most contracts, up 13,560 contracts cross all but the November contract, which...

Corn prices are showing fractionally mixed trade so far on Tuesday AM. Futures closed out the Monday session with fractional to 4 ¾ cent gains following a slew of export sales announcements totaling 498,118 MT to unknown, Mexico, and South Korea. Preliminary open interest showed net new buying, up 20,956...

Wheat futures are showing 4 to 5 cent losses across the three markets on Tuesday morning. The wheat complex fell back from their intraday highs on Monday to close mixed. Chicago SRW futures were fractionally mixed on the day. KC HRW contracts were fractionally to 1 3/4 cents higher on...

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Soybeans settled the Monday session with contracts up 2 ½ to 11 cents, led by the nearbys. CmdtyView’s national front month Cash Bean price is up 11 1/4 cents at $9.24 1/2. Soymeal futures were up 20 cent to $2.70/ton in the front months on the day and slightly lower...