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Corn, soybeans see higher prices as weather settles

  • Chicago wheat led the way higher, surging against Kansas City and Minneapolis as it followed corn higher. Corn and soybeans both saw higher prices as dry weather settled into the eastern Midwest, threatening already stressed crops. Grain markets are also anticipating a very important supply/demand report on August 12 that will include an update on planted/failed acres for corn and soybeans, a huge unknown so far this year.