
Corn futures rose on commercial and technical buying after the USDA's first national corn condition rating came in at 65% good to excellent, below expectations. Soybean planting is running slower than average, and wheat markets were mixed after a lower winter wheat condition rating.
A below-expected initial corn rating and slow planting raise the risk of a smaller crop, which supports corn prices and feed costs. Soybean meal and oil are mostly flat to lower on weak crush demand from China.
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