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Not long past 8:30 a.m. CT, May corn was down 7½¢ at $4.62¾ per bushel.
May soybeans were down 7¢ at $10.04¼ per bushel.
May wheat contracts were also lower. CBOT wheat was down 1¾¢ at $5.55 per bushel. KC wheat was down 2¼¢ at $5.69¾. Minneapolis wheat was down 3¼¢ at $5.94.
April live cattle were up 50¢ at $200.05 per hundredweight (cwt). April feeder cattle were up $1.20 at $278.90 per cwt. April lean hogs were up 50¢ at $87.05 per cwt.
April crude oil was up $1.18 at $67.43 per barrel.
The U.S. Dollar Index March contract was up to 103.73.
March S&P 500 futures were up 60 points. March Dow futures were up 120 points.
Published: 9:08 a.m. CT
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