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DTN Before The Bell Grains

Gold Soars for Eighth Straight Day; Ag Futures Higher

7:45 a.m. CST prices at CME Globex: March corn is up 1 3/4, March soybeans are up 5 1/2 cents. March KC wheat is up 3 1/4, March Chicago wheat is up 5, and March MIAX Minneapolis wheat is up 3 1/4 cents.

DTN Aghost Early Word Livestock

DTN Aghost Early Word Livestock

Cattle futures are finding sufficient support to push higher on the anticipation of higher cash trade. Feeder cattle led the charge, pushing through resistance. Hogs ran out of steam, correcting for the overbought status.

DDG Weekly Update

DTN Weekly DDG Price Slightly Higher on Average

DTN's weekly average spot price for domestic distillers dried grains is higher versus one week ago.

DTN Opening Dairy Comments

Milk Futures May Find Stability

The selling pressure on milk futures subsided overnight, with some contracts trading higher. The markets have adjusted in line with the underlying cash and will now follow the direction of cash.

DTN Daily Ethanol Comments

Ethanol RINS Mixed and Ethanol Cash Prices Lower Wednesday

Ethanol RINS mixed and ethanol cash prices were lower Wednesday. March corn closed up 3 1/2 cents at $4.30 and May corn was up 3 1/4 cents at $4.38.

DTN Retail Fertilizer Trends

Seven Fertilizers Show Lower Prices Again; Urea Higher

For the second week in row, seven of the eight major fertilizers are lower in price for the third week of January 2026. No nutrients were lower or higher a considerable amount, which DTN designates as anything 5% or more.

DTN Morning Cotton Commentary

Cotton Holds the Line

The cotton market is treading water as it awaits some market-moving news to emerge.

DTN Plains, Prairies Opening Comments

Bull Run in Commodity Markets Extended Overnight

Gains in gold of $282.60/ounce and $1.88/barrel in crude oil at one point overnight are an example of the fallout from concerns over military action against Iran, a weak U.S. dollar, and, in the case of energy, from lost production due to the week's extreme cold weather.

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