Soybeans were trading 5 to 7 cents higher near midday after USDA earlier in the day said China bought nearly 9.3 million bushels of the 2016 harvest. That is the fifth soybean sale to China in the past week and the ninth total sale. The other sales went to unknown destinations.
Weather forecasts keep rain in the Midwest through next week. Those forecasts also have hot weather next week.

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Soybeans were trading 5 to 7 cents higher near midday. (Photo: maciek905/Thinkstock)

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