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Just after 9:00 a.m. CT, March corn was up 1½¢ at $4.45¼ per bushel. January soybeans were down 3¼¢ at $10.90½ per bushel. “Grains are currently favoring the upside and soybeans are under light pressure as we see final positioning for [Tuesday’s] WASDE update. No major changes are expected to…
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