Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago front-months' corn contracts hit new lows on Wednesday after the U.S. government closed two key rail crossings into Mexico, the top importer of U.S. corn, in response to rising migrant crossings.
Exports being lost because of US-Mexico rail crossing closures, industry says
U.S. wheat prices essentially bottomed out during late November; recovered somewhat in December
Wheat futures rose on a technical bounce
Tightest lentil stocks since July 2010 forecasted
Some feedlots becoming backed up with heavier cattle, setting negative tone for feed complex
Good export demand also underpinned soybeans
Traders waited to see whether beneficial rains will arrive in dry areas of Brazil
China may buy a couple more cargoes of U.S. soy for next-year delivery: analysts
Corn and wheat futures also traded lower
The new president pledged "shock" measures to fix the country's economic crisis