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OMAHA (DTN) -- March corn is down 5 1/2 cents per bushel, March soybeans are down 6 1/4 cents per bushel. May KC wheat is up 2 3/4 cents per bushel, March Chicago wheat is up 4 1/2 cents per bushel and May Minneapolis wheat is down 1/2 cent. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is down 721.20 points at 43,455.45. The U.S. Dollar Index is up 0.250 at 106.63. April crude oil is down $1.95 per barrel at $70.53. Ahead of Friday's close, corn, soybeans and soybean oil continue to be down hard while wheat is mixed to mostly firm. Pressure is surely coming from the plunging outside markets with crude oil and equities down hard on economic and inflationary concerns. The weather update shows a wet week in store for Argentina next week, but a drier pattern in northern Brazil, accelerating soy harvesting.
Posted 10:35 -- March corn is down 4 3/4 cents per bushel, March soybeans are down 5 1/2 cents per bushel. May KC wheat is up 4 1/2 cents per bushel, March Chicago wheat is up 4 1/4 cents per bushel and May Minneapolis wheat is steady. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is down 378.53 points at 43,798.12. The U.S. Dollar Index is up 0.320 at 106.69. April crude oil is down $1.57 per barrel at $70.91. At midmorning, corn, soybeans and bean oil are under heavy selling pressure while wheat is mixed to mostly higher in quiet trade. Weather is a little more trouble in Brazil having turned wetter since Thursday.
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Posted 08:35 -- March corn is down 1 3/4 cents per bushel, March soybeans are down 6 1/4 cents per bushel. May KC wheat is up 4 1/2 cents per bushel, March Chicago wheat is up 4 3/4 cents per bushel and May Minneapolis wheat is up 2 3/4 cents. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is down 241.43 points at 43,935.22. The U.S. Dollar Index is up 0.220 at 106.59. April crude oil is down $1.08 per barrel at $71.40. Corn, soybeans, and soybean oil are under pressure early while wheat is higher. There is not a lot of fresh news to drive the markets. Weather and uncertainty over tariffs seem to be the primary focus of traders.
LivestockPosted 11:39 -- April live cattle are up $0.55 at $194.35, March feeder cattle are up $1.63 at $268.45, April lean hogs are down $0.23 at $88.3, March corn is down 5 cents per bushel and March soybean meal is down $1.00. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is down 471.62 points. Thankfully the morning's favorable export report has helped the entire livestock complex trade higher into Friday's noon hour. Later this afternoon be on the look out for the Cattle on Feed report.
Posted 08:43 -- April live cattle are down $0.13 at $193.675, March feeder cattle are up $0.60 at $267.425, April lean hogs are up $0.38 at $88.9, March corn is down 1 1/4 cents per bushel and March soybean meal is down $0.00. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is down 229.85 points. Beef net sales of 21,500 mt for 2025 were up 64% from the previous week and up 35% from the previous 4-week average. The three primary buyers were Japan (9,800 mt), South Korea (3,400 mt) and China (2,700 mt). Pork net sales of 25,600 mt for 2025 were up 3% from the previous week but down 27% from the prior 4-week average. The three largest buyers were Mexico (5,700 mt), Japan (4,100 mt) and Colombia (3,800 mt).
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