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The U.S. Census Bureau starts the day with a report of new home sales for August at 9 a.m. CDT, followed by the Energy Department's weekly reports of energy inventories at 9:30 a.m. U.S. ethanol inventory is included and showed an increase to 23.2 million barrels last week. Weather forecasts remain closely watched with row crops getting closer to harvest in southern states.
Weather
Light to moderate rain will cross the southern and eastern Midwest Wednesday. Dry conditions will be in place elsewhere. Temperatures will be seasonal to above normal north and central and hot south. A new storm system is indicated for northern and western crop areas during the coming weekend.
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