The USDA says the week ending March 4th was a mixed week for export sales. Export demand is dependent on a number of factors, including domestic prices, freight costs, and activity in the U.S. dollar. Corn bounced back from two consecutive weeks of new marketing year lows, but was still below the four-week average, and while soybean and wheat sales were also up on the week, they were also lower than average. Beef and soybean oil sales were down on the week, but larger than average, while soybean meal and cotton were both above the week before and their respective averages.

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