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Grain prices and commodity market reports from the Chicago Board of Trade. Follow timely reports by Agriculture.com editor Mike McGinnis at the floor of the CBOT. Find news on grain and livestock prices, and read reaction from floor traders and markets analysts.

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  • Re: Floor Talk February 3

    Yes, look to the top of this thread.   Mike

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  • Re: Floor Talk February 3

    sw363535,   I can't say for sure, but it feels like the market wants to trade weather when there is no fresh news. With that in mind, you have competing stories that below freezing temps may or may not be setting in for Russia and ...

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  • Re: Floor Talk February 3

    UPDATE: 243,000 U.S. jobs were added in January, up from the trade's expectation of 150,000.   VIDEO: In the "Big Picture" of the markets, traders are eyeing macroeconomic factors all of the time. Our very own Scott Shellady spells out ...

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  • Floor Talk February 3

    At the close: The March corn futures settled 1 1/2 cents higher at $6.44 1/2. The March soybean contract closed 15 1/2 cents higher at $12.32 1/2. The March wheat futures ended 2 cents lower at $6.60 3/4.  The March soymeal futures closed $5.25 ...

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  • Re: Floor Talk February 2

    no problem. This is the venting room.

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  • Re: Floor Talk February 2

    Hobbyfarmer,   Great to see what Duane thinks. Now, what about you? Do you feel like the "top is in"? There seems to be a lot of uncertainty out there, for all of these commodities.     Mike

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