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But while both leaders praised one another, trade remains a tough topic, the Wall Street Journal reports.
But the pace of inspections relative to year-ago improved for both commodities.
But corn and wheat shipments were fairly light the week ending Sept. 14.
Wheat export shipments, on the other hand, were near the upper end of expectations.
Corn inspections, on the other hand, fell short of expectations and are running well behind year-ago.
Lean hog futures also enjoyed strong gains to kick off the week.
Shipments of corn and soybeans were in line with expectations, but wheat inspections fell short.
Sales of corn, soybeans and wheat all came in near or above the upper end of expectations.
Corn and wheat sales were also solid the week ending Aug. 10.
