Soybeans were mostly modestly lower on spread trade and profit taking. Soybeans continued to get ready for Thursday’s face-to-face meeting between President Trump and President Xi on trade and tariffs. China reportedly bought 180,000 tons of U.S. soybeans ahead of Wednesday’s session, their first purchase this marketing year and likely a show of good faith […]
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