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Grains

OMAHA (DTN) -- Posted 12:47 -- July corn is down 2 1/4 cents per bushel, July soybeans are down 9 cents, July KC wheat is up 3 cents, July Chicago wheat is up 1/2 cent and July Minneapolis wheat is up 11 1/4 cents. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is down 146.40 points. The U.S. Dollar Index is up 0.040 and July crude oil is down $0.24 per barrel. June gold is down $28.20 per ounce. As we head to the Friday close, soybeans and bean oil are down hard and extending losses, while corn is weak also. A new impasse with China on the trade talks and lower than expected soybean oil usage in March are weighing on prices. In corn, the weather ahead is favorable and export demand is slowing. Safras and Mercado raised their estimate for Brazilian corn production to a record 139 mmt -- 8 mmt (315 mb) above the last WASDE report.

Posted 10:30 -- July corn is down 1 cent per bushel, July soybeans are down 8 1/2 cents, July KC wheat is up 1 1/4 cents, July Chicago wheat is up 1/4 cent and July Minneapolis wheat is up 7 3/4 cents. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is up 4.21 points. The U.S. Dollar Index is up 0.150 and July crude oil is down $0.63 per barrel. June gold is down $30.70 per ounce. At midmorning, soybeans and bean oil remain down hard, while corn is a bit lower and wheat mixed in quiet trade. Favorable weather ahead and slow demand is weighing on corn and soy.

Posted 08:35 -- July corn is steady, July soybeans are down 4 cents, July KC wheat is up 1/2 cent, July Chicago wheat is down 1/2 cent and July MIAX Minneapolis wheat is up 4 1/2 cents. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is down 114.71 points. The U.S. Dollar Index is up 0.270 and July crude oil is down $0.47 per barrel. June gold is down $27.60 per ounce. Soybeans and bean oil are under heavy pressure while spot corn and wheat futures revolve around unchanged. The exception is Minneapolis wheat -- up for the third straight day. USDA: private exporters reported sales of 210,560 mt (8.3 mb) of corn received in the reporting period for delivery to unknown destinations. Of the total, 145,560 mt (5.7 mb) is for 2024-25 and 65,000 mt (2.6 mb) is for 2025-26.

Livestock

Posted 11:44 -- August live cattle are down $0.50 at $209.575, August feeder cattle are down $0.88 at $299.05, July lean hogs are up $2.35 at $105.325, July corn is down 1 1/2 cents per bushel and July soybean meal is up $1.10. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is down 181.19 points and NASDAQ is down 262.66 points. There's been a light movement of cattle sold in western Nebraska at $235, but otherwise the fed cash cattle market hasn't seen any more cattle sell. Asking prices for cattle left on showlists are around $224-plus in the South and $375-plus in the North.

Posted 08:41 -- August live cattle are up $1.13 at $211.2, August feeder cattle are up $1.30 at $301.225, July lean hogs are up $0.23 at $103.2, July corn is steady and July soybean meal is steady. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is down 121.66 points and NASDAQ is down 114.93 points. Beef net sales of 14,700 mt for 2025 were up 20% from the previous week and 24% from the prior 4-week average. The three largest buyers were Japan (4,200 mt), South Korea (3,100 mt) and Mexico (2,200 mt). Pork net sales of 30,500 mt for 2025 were down 19% from the previous week but up 1% from the prior four-week average. The three largest buyers were Mexico (14,100 mt), South Korea (6,500 mt) and Japan (3,400 mt).

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