Michelle Rook

Brad Kooima with Kooima Kooima Varilek says the presidential executive orders do not provide any immediate impact to the market.

Mark Schultz with Northstar Commodity says wheat was adding geopolitical premium on Tuesday as peace talks failed over the weekend but the grain complex was also positioning ahead of the USDA reports.

Mike Castle with StoneX, says the risk off selling was tied to profit taking in the grain markets ahead of the September WASDE on Friday.

Vince Boddicker with Farmers Trading Company says the market disregarded flash export sales for corn and soybeans and instead funds took some profits after a sizable rally staged in August and early September and before the WASDE.

Randy Martinson with Martinson Ag says soybeans were back higher on Thursday with more confirmed soybean export business as China bought another 10 million bu. and unknown destinations accounted for 8 million bu.

Brady Huck with Empower Ag Trading says soybean futures hit new contract highs again as the market got energized by higher product values, report positioning, higher energy prices and China buying.

In the September report USDA will use objective field data for the first time this marketing year to determine yield.

Scott Varilek with Kooima Kooima Varilek says the recovery in the cattle market this week feels good but he is watching for several signs to feel confident about sustaining it.

Despite widespread concerns over summer weather damage, USDA's September WASDE corn yield came in almost exactly where the trade expected, which left stocks-to-use, not yield, as the number driving the market.

Dan Basse, president of Ag Resource Company, says the corn yield figure was very close to the trade guess and largely priced into the market.