Thursday

Thursday export sales a strong surprise in beans and meal, soft everywhere else.  Meal strong all day and beans up 27 3/4 to end the day 1690 1/2.  Rice bounce got half of Wednesday break back, 1698 1/2, plus 17 1/2.  Wheat off again with confirmation that India will allow 1.8 million tons of port placed and bound wheat to be shipped, Still 12 bucks, but off 30 1/4.  Corn pressed lower early, but bounced a dime on real buying and closed up 1 3/4 cents, 783 1/4.  Dow off another 238 but finding its feet, 31,202, while bonds looked briefly over 142 but set back to only 9 tics higher on the close, 140.19.