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Corn, soybeans and wheat saw followthrough buying overnight, though selling pressure increased into the break.
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Price action was varied overnight as soybeans firmed on corrective buying, wheat continued to face selling pressure and corn traded narrowly near unchanged.
Soybeans posted modest corrective gains overnight, while the corn and wheat markets faced light followthrough selling.
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Selling persisted most of the overnight session in corn, soybeans and wheat, though buying efforts increased into the break.
Corn and spring wheat futures were unable to build on Monday’s gains during the overnight session, while soybeans and wheat faced followthrough selling.
All three crops remain rated well ahead of average for the second week of August.