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At 9:30 a.m. CT, December corn was unchanged at $4.18 per bushel.
November soybeans were up 5¾¢ at $10.31¼ per bushel.
Karl Setzer, partner with Consus Ag Consulting said, “Futures’ trade was choppy overnight with values seeing both sides of unchanged. Much of this was reaction to news the U.S. and Japan have reached a trade deal, although details remain sparse. It does open up the possibility of more trade, and that is the main point.”
The wheat markets were weaker in the morning. September CBOT wheat was down 3½¢ at $5.46 per bushel. September KC wheat was 5¼¢ lower at $5.28 per bushel. September Minneapolis wheat was unchanged at $5.60 per bushel.
October live cattle were up $1.40 at $222.52 per hundredweight (cwt). August feeder cattle were $1.30 higher at $329.57 per cwt. October lean hogs were down 70¢ at $89.80 per cwt.
September crude oil was down 40¢ at $64.91 per barrel.
September S&P 500 futures were up 14 points. September Dow was up 197 points.
The September U.S. Dollar Index was up 133 points.
Published: 9:41 a.m. CT
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