Ahead of 9:15 a.m. CT, March corn was up 1¼¢ at $4.45½ per bushel.
January soybeans were down 4½¢ at $10.86¾ per bushel.
March CBOT wheat was unchanged at $5.29½ per bushel. March Kansas City wheat was down 2¢ at $5.21¼ per bushel. March Minneapolis wheat was up 1¾¢ at $5.77.
USDA announced several new export sales this morning:
- China is buying 264,000 metric tons of soybeans for the 2025/2026 marketing year.
- Unknown destinations are buying 186,000 metric tons of corn for the 2025/2026 marketing year.
- Unknown destinations are buying 226,000 metric tons of soybeans for the 2025/2026 marketing year.
Ahead of 9:15 a.m. CT, January feeder cattle were up $4.30 at $342.68 per hundredweight (cwt). February live cattle were up $2.30 at $230.83 per cwt. February lean hogs were up $1.20 at $83.63 per cwt.
January crude oil was down $1.06 at $57.40 per barrel.
The U.S. Dollar Index December contract was down to 98.23.
The S&P 500 Index was down 29.79 points, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 271.42 points.
Published: 9:43 a.m. CT
