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Reports begin rolling out at 7:30 a.m. CDT with USDA's grain export sales and the Labor Department's weekly jobless claims. The U.S. Drought Monitor is updated at the same time and should show some moisture improvement in the Midwest. An index of U.S. leading indicators is due out at 9 a.m. CDT, followed by U.S. natural gas inventory at 9:30 a.m. At 2 p.m. CDT, USDA posts its monthly cold storage report.
Weather
Moderate to heavy rain is in store for the Southern Plains and southeastern Midwest Thursday. Some flash flooding is likely. Other crop areas will be dry.
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