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OMAHA (DTN) -- Posted 12:51 -- December corn is down 2 1/2 cents per bushel, November soybeans are down 2 cents, September KC wheat is down 6 1/4 cents, September Chicago wheat is down 8 1/2 cents and MIAX September Minneapolis wheat is down 0.0425 cents. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is down 232.45 points. The U.S. Dollar Index is up 0.300 and September crude oil is up $2.27 per barrel. August gold is up $15.50 per ounce. Heading into the Tuesday close, grain and soy prices -- with the usual exception of bean oil -- are down, although off the daily low. Favorable weather and yield potential along with plenty of competition for export business are weighing on markets. With its own bullish fundamentals, spot bean oil has vaulted to a new high.
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Posted 10:36 -- December corn is down 4 1/4 cents per bushel, November soybeans are down 2 1/2 cents, September KC wheat is down 5 1/2 cents, September Chicago wheat is down 9 cents and MIAX September Minneapolis wheat is down 0.0375 cents. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is down 197.99 points. The U.S. Dollar Index is up 0.370 and September crude oil is up $0.96 per barrel. August gold is up $11.00 per ounce. At midmorning, losses are accelerating with soymeal and Minneapolis wheat falling to new lows again, and corn, soybeans and the other wheat markets under heavy pressure. Favorable weather and ideas of record yields ahead are the impetus for weakness.
Posted 08:35 -- September corn is down 1 1/4 cents and August soybeans are up 1/4 cents. December corn is down 1 cent and November soybeans are up 3/4 of a cent. September KC wheat is down 7 1/4 cents, September Chicago wheat is down 7 1/2 cents, and September MIAX Minneapolis wheat is down 1 3/4 cents. September crude oil is up $0.62 and Dow Jones futures are up 5 points. The U.S. Dollar Index is up 0.49 and August gold is up $.40. Row-crop markets are mixed to open the Tuesday day session as traders are awaiting more details on potential crop damage from high wind storm events in the Northern Plains on Monday night. Traders will also watch the U.S. and China trade negotiations in Stockholm which enter their second day on Tuesday. Meanwhile, from a technical standpoint, most contracts are back up against long-term lows, and in some cases contract lows.
LivestockPosted 11:34 -- October live cattle are up $0.88 at $225.65, August feeder cattle are up $2.00 at $335.525, October lean hogs are down $2.28 at $88.6, September corn is down 5 1/2 cents per bushel and August soybean meal is down $2.10. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is down 187.80 points and NASDAQ is down 59.16 points. Traders are again advancing the cattle contracts after they shook their initial jitters of the day. Asking prices are noted at $235 in the South but remain unestablished in the North.
Posted 08:40 -- October live cattle are down $0.38 at $224.4, August feeder cattle are down $0.48 at $333.05, October lean hogs are down $0.78 at $90.1, September corn is down 1 1/4 cents per bushel and August soybean meal is down $0.50. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is up 9.30 points and NASDAQ is up 109.74 points. After a robust trade throughout Monday's trade, the livestock complex is now trading lower as traders are looking for renewed fundamental support this week. No bids or asking prices have surfaced yet in the fed cash cattle market and won't likely until Thursday or Friday.
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