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DTN Before The Bell Grains

Wheat Firms for 4th Straight Day; Soybeans, Soy Products Start Weaker

7:45 a.m. CDT prices at CME Globex: December corn is down 1/4, November soybeans are down 3 cents, December KC wheat is up 3 3/4, Dec Chicago wheat is 4 cents higher and December Minneapolis wheat is up 2 1/2 cents.

DTN Aghost Early Word Livestock

DTN Aghost Early Word Livestock

Livestock futures corrected with lower prices across the board Wednesday. This weakness may have been a price correction rather than the market reaching a peak. This may correct the overbought market.

DTN Daily Feedstuffs Comments

DDG Prices Higher, Soybean Meal Prices Mixed Last Week

DDG prices were higher last week along with other corn feed prices thanks to strength in corn futures, while soybean meal prices were mixed.

DTN Opening Dairy Comments

Dairy Cash Markets Provide Little Direction

Milk futures did not do much on Wednesday, finding little direction from underlying cash. Buyers of cheese and butter have little concern over supply throughout the rest of the year.

DTN Daily Ethanol Comments

Ethanol RINs, Ethanol Cash Prices Mixed Wednesday

Ethanol RINs and ethanol cash prices were mixed on Wednesday. December corn closed up 1/4 cent at $4.21 and March corn was down 1/4 cent at $4.38.

DTN Retail Fertilizer Trends

Potash, 10-34-0 Lead Fertilizer Prices Lower in Last Week of September

Average retail prices for two fertilizers were down significantly from last month in the last week of September 2024. Potash was down 8% compared to last month, while 10-34-0 was 7% less expensive. DTN designates a significant move as anything 5% or more.

DTN Morning Cotton Commentary

Cotton Wobbles, Awaits Data

The cotton market continues to trade in its tedious, two-sided path.

DTN Plains, Prairies Closing Comments

ICE Canola Lower, US Soybean, Corn and Wheat Markets Higher

ICE canola was down C$1.40, December corn closed up 1/4 cents and March corn was down 1/4 cents. November soybeans closed up 4 cents and March soybeans were up 2 1/4 cents. December KC wheat closed up 5 cents, December Chicago wheat was up 4 1/4 cents and December Minneapolis wheat was up 3 3/4 cents.

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