Soybeans finished modestly higher on commercial and technical buying, closing near the middle of the day’s wide range. The trade continues to focus the supply and demand fundamentals, including more talk of China buying U.S. beans. The USDA’s weekly export sales numbers are out Thursday morning at 8:30 Eastern/7:30 Central. Most forecasts have near-term harvest delays in some areas ahead of a drier, but cooler, weather pattern. This week’s rainfall could cause some disease issues in already wet portions of the eastern Midwest.

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