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Ahead of 9 a.m. CT, July corn was up 2¢ at $4.86 per bushel.
July soybeans were down 2½¢ at $10.59½ per bushel.
July wheat contracts were mixed. CBOT wheat was unchanged at $5.44½ per bushel. KC wheat was down 1¼¢ at $5.49½. Minneapolis wheat was up 2¢ at $6.09¾.
This morning, USDA announced Mexico is buying 235,000 metric tons of corn — 130,000 for the 2024/2025 marketing year and 105,000 for the 2025/2026 marketing year.
June live cattle were down 15¢ at $207.85 per hundredweight (cwt) ahead of 9 a.m. CT. August feeder cattle were up 8¢ at $292.78 per cwt. June lean hogs were up 18¢ at $100.10 per cwt.
June crude oil was down 29¢ at $62.50 per barrel.
The U.S. Dollar Index June contract was up to 99.53.
June S&P 500 futures were down 10 points. June Dow futures were down 169 points.
Published: 9:40 a.m. CT
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