Markets
After this week's bearish news for U.S. manufacturing, there is increased talk of another rate cut in October. The U.S. Labor Department is set to disclose September non-farm payrolls and unemployment data at 7:30 a.m. CDT and traders will be watching. The U.S. trade deficit will also be posted, allowing USDA to release specific export data for August later in the morning.
Weather
Most crop areas will be dry Friday. A swath of rain is in store for the Texas Panhandle through Southern Plains. Conditions will be cool north and again very warm to hot southeast. Rain returns to the Northern Plains and western Midwest Saturday.
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