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Monday

February 6, 2012

CORN
Closed as it opened...narrowly mixed. In between, early it looked like corn wanted to have a moderate break the way it opened (mixed then fell over 5). However, the rally in beans stalled that break and for the rest of the session looked to beans for direction. Wheat's turn-around strength also noted. For me, likely more choppy action ahead Thursday's USDA report.
BEANS
Very modest gains after spending the day largely moderately higher.Support apparently remained from lack of South American crop estimate convictions and from more rumors of China in for our beans. Worth noting: Celeres sees Brazil's exports only falling 1.3 mln.m/t's due to weather losses. That 'ain't much.
WHEAT
Moderate to light gains but still the best on the floor. A weak Euro boosted E.U. wheat prices ans as such, our traders might have seen that as supportive U.S. competition; no real crop damage reported out of Europe; U.S. wheat in decent shape in central/southern plains after recent rains/snow; deep freeze moved out of Russia/Ukraine, damage said to figure until spring; Russia standing tough about NO export restrictions (take with a rather large grain of salt with those guys though).
GENERAL COMMENTS
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