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Grains

OMAHA (DTN) -- Posted 12:50 -- December corn is down 1/2 cent per bushel, November soybeans are down 6 1/2 cents, September KC wheat is down 3 1/4 cents, September Chicago wheat is down 4 cents and MIAX September Minneapolis wheat is up 0.0325 cents. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is up 241.97 points. The U.S. Dollar Index is down 0.280 and September crude oil is up $0.01 per barrel. December gold is up $37.30 per ounce. Heading into the weekend, grain and soy markets have resumed the downtrend with soybeans and bean oil leading the losses. Minneapolis wheat is bucking the bearish trend on ideas that next week's WASDE is likely to reduce spring wheat yields.

Posted 10:27 -- December corn is up 1 cent per bushel, November soybeans are down 3/4 cent, September KC wheat is down 2 1/4 cents, September Chicago wheat is down 1/2 cent and MIAX September Minneapolis wheat is up 0.0500 cents. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is up 110.71 points. The U.S. Dollar Index is down 0.260 and September crude oil is up $0.18 per barrel. December gold is up $40.00 per ounce. At mid-morning, corn, soybeans and wheat are all mixed in quiet trade with bean oil futures down for the eighth straight day. Thursday's rally may have been just a dead cat bounce in an otherwise bearish market, depending of course on Tuesday's WASDE data.

Posted 08:33 -- December corn is down 1 3/4 cents per bushel, November soybeans are down 3 3/4 cents, September KC wheat is down 3 1/4 cents, September Chicago wheat is down 1 3/4 cents and MIAX September Minneapolis wheat is up 0.0200 cents. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is up 157.61 points. The U.S. Dollar Index is down 0.160 and September crude oil is up $0.23 per barrel. December gold is up $33.50 per ounce. Grain and soy markets, with the exception of Minneapolis wheat are lower early Friday. USDA: private exporters reported sales of 125,000 mt (4.9 mb) of corn to unknown destinations for 2025/2026 marketing year.

Livestock

Posted 11:37 -- October live cattle are down $5.50 at $226.725, September feeder cattle are down $8.60 at $341.025, October lean hogs are up $0.05 at $90.975, September corn is steady and August soybean meal is up $1.90. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is up 211.38 points and NASDAQ is up 190.49 points. Some light, very light cash cattle trade is developing in the North at $380, which is $4.00 lower than last week's weighted average, but otherwise the market is sitting still with virtually no trade having developed yet. Asking prices are firm in the North at $390 and in the South at $240-plus.

Posted 08:37 -- October live cattle are down $0.55 at $231.675, September feeder cattle are down $0.70 at $348.925, October lean hogs are down $0.08 at $90.85, September corn is down 1 1/4 cents per bushel and August soybean meal is down $0.00. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is up 152.23 points and NASDAQ is up 85.96 points. The livestock complex is off to a cautious start as traders are wanting to see what develops in the fed cash cattle market. No bids or asking prices have been posted yet, but packer demand should improve at any point now.

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