GOOD MORNING, The markets continued to be bandied about by what could be first steps in a long process toward a trade resolution between the US/China. Buyers are nibbling at bean breaks with funds slightly long. This morning, beans are on the defensive with a news article from Bloomberg saying that China is threatening to only make good on their pledge of $50 bln of US agriculture purchases if the US removes retaliatory levies against Chinese goods that have been in place since the trade war started. China's Ag Minister stated that they have already purchased 700,000 tmt of pork and 700,000 tmt of sorghum so far. The impact of ASF will cap off a larger bean rally. While the ins and outs of the negotiations co...
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