THE OPEN Nov beans: 6 higher Dec meal: .10 lower Dec soyoil: 50 higher Dec corn: 6 higher Dec wheat: 3 higher Prices opened as called but cancellations of beans surprised the market with an initial sell-off. Corn prices in particular led the way higher, with oilshare firmer as well. Highs in energies lent support to soyoil which in turn supported beans. The weaker US dollar on the back of buy energies/sell currency supported ags in general. All weakness was purchased today as charts and technicals begin to turn more bullish. SOY
The soy complex traded higher led by soyoil futures which remained on a firmer path in affiliation with strong crude which traded up to new highs...
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