Grains Mixed Shortly After Day Trade Opens

Shortly past 8:30 a.m. CT, March corn was unchanged at $4.43½ per bushel.

January soybeans were up 2½¢ at $11.18¼ per bushel.

March CBOT wheat was down 5¼¢ at $5.33 per bushel. March KC wheat was down 4¾¢ at $5.24¾ per bushel. March Minneapolis wheat was down 3¼¢ at $5.73.

This morning, USDA announced new export sales:

• Colombia is buying 100,800 metric tons of corn for the 2025/2026 marketing year.
• Mexico is buying 392,500 metric tons of corn for the 2025/2026 marketing year.

Shortly past 8:30 a.m. CT, January feeder cattle were up $3.55 at $335.40 per hundredweight (cwt). February live cattle were up $2 at $223.90 per cwt. February lean hogs were up 80¢ at $81.80 per cwt.

January crude oil was up 6¢ at $59.01 per barrel.

The U.S. Dollar Index December contract was down to 98.80.

The S&P 500 Index was up 12.47 points, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 119.15 points. 

Published: 9:06 a.m. CT