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Grains

OMAHA (DTN) -- Posted 12:49 -- July corn is down 4 3/4 cents per bushel, July soybeans are down 1/2 cent, July KC wheat is down 10 1/2 cents, July Chicago wheat is down 7 1/4 cents and July Minneapolis wheat is down 5 1/2 cents. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is up 231.65 points. The U.S. Dollar Index is up 0.280 and June crude oil is up $0.95 per barrel. June gold is down $35.60 per ounce. Heading to the Friday close, only beans and bean oil have poked their head above unchanged but appear to be weakening again. Corn and wheat are under heavy pressure on the favorable start to corn planting and improved wheat conditions.

Posted 10:31 -- July corn is down 3 3/4 cents per bushel, July soybeans are up 1 1/2 cents, July KC wheat is down 11 3/4 cents, July Chicago wheat is down 9 1/4 cents and July Minneapolis wheat is down 6 1/2 cents. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is up 41.62 points. The U.S. Dollar Index is up 0.300 and June crude oil is up $0.62 per barrel. June gold is down $44.30 per ounce. At midmorning, wheat is melting down, corn is extending losses and soybeans and bean oil have rallied to trade higher.

Posted 08:35 -- The June DJIA futures are down 9 points early Friday. The June U.S. Dollar Index is down 0.0690 at 100.660, June gold is down $48.90 per ounce at $3,177.70 and June crude oil is up $0.43 per barrel at $62.05. Corn, wheat and soybeans are mostly lower in quiet early trade Friday while soybean oil, having gapped lower is down hard.

Livestock

Posted 11:30 -- June live cattle are up $1.58 at $212.75, August feeder cattle are up $2.33 at $298.15, June lean hogs are down $0.48 at $100.225, July corn is down 2 3/4 cents per bushel and July soybean meal is down $4.20. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is up 110.29 points and NASDAQ is up 41.03 points. A single bid of $220 is currently on the table in Kansas, but otherwise the cash cattle market hasn't seen any more trade develop. It's looking like the bulk of this week's trade is essentially done with.

Posted 08:35 -- June live cattle are up $0.58 at $211.75, August feeder cattle are up $0.60 at $296.425, June lean hogs are up $0.20 at $100.9, July corn is up 2 cents per bushel and July soybean meal is down $1.20. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is down 43.35 points and NASDAQ is up 39.86 points. Following Thursday's lower end in the cattle complex, the cattle contracts are mildly trading higher at Friday's start. There could be a little more cash cattle trade that develops throughout the day, but it's likely that the bulk of this week's trade is done with.

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