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Just after 9:00 a.m. CT, May corn was up ¾¢ at $4.59½ per bushel.
May soybeans were 1¢ weaker at $10.11¾ per bushel.
Angie Setzer, Partner with Consus Ag Consulting said, “While the flow of news seems to be slowing, the uncertainty over what happens these next few weeks when it comes to global trade remains present.”
Wheat markets were mixed starting off halfway through the week. CBOT wheat was up ¾¢ at $5.65¾ per bushel. KC wheat dropped 6¢ at $6.00¼ per bushel. Minneapolis wheat rose 3¼¢ at $6.17¼ per bushel.
April live cattle were up $1.67 at $202.67 per hundredweight (cwt). April feeder cattle were $2.32 higher at $287.57 per cwt. April lean hogs dropped 15¢ at $97.20 per cwt.
April crude oil was down 8¢ at $66.67 per barrel.
March S&P 500 futures were up 34 points. March Dow futures jumped 240 points.
The March U.S. Dollar Index increased 443 points.
Published: 9:16 a.m. CT
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