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As of 9:01 a.m. CT, March corn was down less than a penny at $4.46¾ per bushel.
January soybeans were also down less than a penny at $11.19¼ per bushel.
March CBOT wheat was down 1½¢ at $5.38¾ per bushel. March KC wheat was unchanged at $5.34 per bushel. As of 8:59 a.m. CT, March Minneapolis wheat was up 3½¢ at $5.76½.
This morning, USDA announced China is buying 462,000 metric tons of soybeans for the 2025/2026 marketing year.
Shortly past 9 a.m. CT, January feeder cattle were up $2.50 at $339.08 per hundredweight (cwt). February live cattle were up $2.13 at $226.13 per cwt. February lean hogs were up 78¢ at $82.63 per cwt.
January crude oil was up 43¢ at $60.10 per barrel.
The U.S. Dollar Index December contract was down to 98.95.
As of 8:57 a.m. CT, the S&P 500 Index was up 22.88 points, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 177.17 points.
Published: 9:41 a.m. CT
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