The CBOT was mostly sideways on Tuesday with funds still paring back a few shorts in the corn and soy complex while resuming some light selling in wheat futures. There was little fresh news for the day, which contributed significantly to the lack of price action. Russian FOB offers continue to decline despite challenging weather for the country’s spring wheat crop, and that weighed on wheat futures again today. For corn and soybeans, Monday’s Corp Progress/Conditions data was benign and showed the crops barreling towards a timely harvest with little fears of disruption. Overall, the week seems primed for steady/sideways trade with little on the horizon to induce polarity. Note, however, that macroeconomic factors could become mo...
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