GOOD MORNING, Prices are mixed this morning with weakness emerging in wheat but supported elsewhere on the board. More talk of China buying and a bid under energies helped to keep soyoil values buoyant at the bottom of recent ranges. The barbs between China and the US continue, but the phase deal continues to move along trying not to let the words murk up the goals. Corn is firmer with an article by Fitch Solutions stating that corn prices would outperform soy, wheat, and rice over the next six months on a total return basis driven by a rebound in ethanol demand and a tightening supply. WEATHER --Northern Plains will see a limited amount of rain that could help places to finish planting. In the...
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