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At the market close, December corn was up ¼¢ at $4.24 per bushel.
November soybeans were down 12¢ at $10.25½ per bushel.
Jamey Kohake, senior risk manager with Pinion said, “Trump had a call with China [Friday] morning, there was no fresh news on the ag front and soybeans consequently sold off.”
He added, “Corn hung in this week on early yields not being record setting yet.”
December CBOT wheat was down 1¾¢ at $5.22½ per bushel. December KC wheat decreased 2¾¢ at $5.07¼ per bushel. December Minneapolis wheat was ¾¢ weaker at $5.37¼ per bushel.
December live cattle were up $1.57 at $235.72 per hundredweight (cwt). October feeder cattle increased $2.37 at $354.10 per cwt. December lean hogs were down 7¢ at $87.62 per cwt.
Just before 3:00 p.m. CT, October crude oil was down 86¢ at $62.40 per barrel.
As of 2:58 p.m. CT, the S&P 500 Index was up 29.11 points, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average increased 184.56 points.
The December U.S. Dollar Index was up 314 points.
Published: 3:00 p.m. CT
Mixed Trade in Grains: 9:30 a.m. CT
Just before 9:30 a.m. CT, December corn was up 3¢ at $4.26¾ per bushel.
November soybeans were up 1½¢ at $10.39 per bushel.
“Corn and soybeans are firming into the weekend while wheat is narrowly mixed.” said Karl Setzer, a partner with Consus Ag Consulting. “Collective trade is the driver [Friday] morning following a week of choppy trade. More crop data is coming in, and suddenly, fund traders are not comfortable holding short positions, especially in corn. There are now thoughts that the U.S. corn crop may be no larger than last year, which is problematic given the current demand base we have on corn.”
December CBOT wheat was down 2¼¢ at $5.22 per bushel. December KC wheat decreased 2¼¢ at $5.07¾ per bushel. December Minneapolis wheat was ¾¢ weaker at $5.37¼ per bushel.
December live cattle were up $1.20 at $235.35 per hundredweight (cwt). October feeder cattle jumped 47¢ at $352.20 per cwt. December lean hogs were up 30¢ at $88.00 per cwt.
October crude oil was down 56¢ at $62.70 per barrel.
As of 9:20 a.m. CT, the S&P 500 Index was up 14.20 points, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average increased 47.10 points.
The December U.S. Dollar Index was up 199 points.
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