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USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) updated requirements for dairy cattle as follows:

Corn, soybeans and wheat traded in narrow ranges during a quiet overnight session.

Weekly corn sales for the week ended April 18 topped pre-report expectations by a notable margin, while soybean sales missed the pre-report range.

Soybeans pulled back from recent gains overnight, while corn and wheat traded on both sides of unchanged.

Big weekly increase in cash wheat prices.

Wheat basis held relatively steady despite the big jump in cash prices.

Frozen beef stocks declined more than average during March, signaling demand remains strong. Pork inventories built contra-seasonally last month.

USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) will require testing for the H5N1 virus in dairy cattle crossing state lines. Any detection of the disease must also be reported.

Grain futures mildly pulled back from recent corrective gains during the overnight session.

Wheat futures posted followthrough to Monday’s strong gains overnight, while buying was limited in corn and soybeans.

The HRW CCI rating has declined each of the three weeks this spring, while the SRW rating has improved each week.

Weekly corn inspections for the week ended April 18 exceeded pre-report estimates by 120,000 MT, while soybeans and wheat were within expectations.

Short-term trend improves for lean hog futures.

Winter wheat markets built on Friday’s corrective gains during overnight trade, while corn, soybeans and spring wheat struggled to find followthrough buying.

Marketings also dropped sharply during March.

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Corn, soybean and wheat futures are expected to open firmer amid corrective buying.

Corn, soybeans and wheat posted corrective gains during the overnight session.

Creighton University's survey finds bankers remain pessimistic on economic outlook.

The 90-day outlook calls for above-normal temps over most areas of the country, with "equal chances" of rainfall over most of the Corn Belt.

Weekly corn sales for the week ended April 11 rose 54% from the previous week, but still down 45% from the four-week average. Soybean sales were up 59% from the previous week and 62% from the four-week average.

Corn futures mildly extended Wednesday’s losses overnight, while soybeans erased gains from yesterday. Wheat was supported by light corrective buying.

Cash rice price surges.

Corn basis continued to firm seasonally but remains below the three-year average.

The LanzaJet Inc. facility in Georgia will likely run on mostly sugarcane ethanol imported from Brazil when it starts commercial production.

Corn, soybeans and wheat held in tight trading ranges during a quiet overnight session.

Corn, soybeans and wheat traded on both sides of unchanged overnight.

Declines in the HRW CCI rating were fully offset by improvements in SRW crop.

Wheat inspections for the week ended April 11 were up 34,000 MT from the previous week and above the expected pre-report range. Corn and soybean inspections were each lower on the week, but within expectations.

Grain futures are under pressure to open the week. Cattle futures are sharply higher amid corrective buying.

Short-term trend turns bearish for soybeans and soyoil.

Corn, soybeans and wheat mildly favored the downside in relatively quiet overnight price action.

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After weaker trade early in the overnight session, modest corrective buying gradually built in corn and soybeans, while wheat is narrowly mixed this morning.

Markets had a muted reaction to USDA's April Supply & Demand Report.

USDA showed slightly larger-than-expected U.S. carryover for corn, soybeans and wheat, while global corn and soybean carryover also topped average pre-report estimates. Global wheat carryover was lower.

Weekly corn sales during the week ended April 4 dropped sharply missing pre-report expectations by a notable 425,000 MT. Meanwhile, soybean and wheat sales were within their respective pre-report range.

Corn, soybeans and wheat held in tight ranges during relatively quiet overnight trade ahead of USDA’s April crop reports later this morning.

Cash corn and soybean prices inch up but still well below year-ago.

Corn basis turns positive but still below average.

Market now reflects the highest odds are for the first rate cut in September.

Grain and soy futures firmed amid corrective buying overnight, led by HRW wheat contracts.

CCI ratings for both crops are above year-ago, especially for HRW.

Corn inspections during the week ended April 4 were down 51,859 MT from the previous week but topped pre-report expectations. Wheat and soybean inspections also fell from the previous week but were as expected.

A lot of movement in short-term trends.

Corn favored the downside in light trade overnight, while soybeans and wheat had a mixed tone.

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Corn, soybeans and wheat have adopted firmer tones this morning, led by strong gains in SRW wheat, after two-sided trade overnight.

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Corn and soybeans are expected to open under light pressure. Wheat is expected to be mixed, with SRW lower, while HRW and HRS futures are likely to open with a firmer tone.