
August soybeans closed at $12.37-1/2 and November at a new contract high of $12.43-3/4. The rally reflected strong China demand, with 56.5 million bushels of new-crop export sales in the latest weekly report, 40 million of them to China.
Hot, dry forecasts for the Northwestern Corn Belt also lifted corn, while wheat took profit.
Strong China buying and weather risk support soybean and corn prices, which raises the cost of soy-based and corn-based feed. Wheat's profit-taking suggests less near-term pressure from the Black Sea rally.
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