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Feed costs are pressuring dairy margins as December corn broke above $6/bu for new crop and July corn reached $7.08 1/2, levels not seen since 2013. Soybean meal gained $2.90 to $424.40/ton, and November soybeans rose to $13.82 3/4/bu.
Rising corn and soybean meal prices raise feed rations' costs for dairy and livestock buyers and support grain and meal values, while milk prices have not kept pace.
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