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Grains

OMAHA (DTN) -- Posted 12:51 -- December corn is down 1 3/4 cents per bushel, November soybeans are up 4 1/4 cents, December KC wheat is down 4 cents, December Chicago wheat is down 5 3/4 cents and MIAX December Minneapolis wheat is down 0.0450 cents. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is down 137.76 points. The U.S. Dollar Index is up 0.340 and November crude oil is down $0.08 per barrel. December gold is up $30.70 per ounce. In dismally slow trade, corn and wheat are under pressure with KC and Chicago wheat just a few cents from the contract lows and MIAX Minneapolis wheat fell to a new low this morning. Soybeans and bean oil are maintaining modest gains just ahead of the close.

Posted 10:34 -- December corn is down 1/2 cent per bushel, November soybeans are up 3 3/4 cents, December KC wheat is down 3 3/4 cents, December Chicago wheat is down 4 1/4 cents and MIAX December Minneapolis wheat is down 0.0200 cents. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is down 97.08 points. The U.S. Dollar Index is up 0.340 and November crude oil is down $0.00 per barrel. December gold is up $30.60 per ounce. At midmorning, corn and wheat are modestly lower while beans are a bit higher along with products. There is very little fresh news to drive markets on Tuesday. The forecast appears to be mostly warm and dry in the central U.S. for 10 days, but weekend and ongoing showers are likely to result in some harvest delays. Showers are moving across parts of Kansas, Missouri, Illinois and the Eastern Belt.

Posted 08:32 -- December corn is up 1/2 cent per bushel, November soybeans are up 3 1/2 cents, December KC wheat is up 1/4 cent, December Chicago wheat is down 1/2 cent and MIAX December Minneapolis wheat is down 0.0025 cents. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is up 130.99 points. The U.S. Dollar Index is up 0.340 and November crude oil is down $0.24 per barrel. December gold is up $23.50 per ounce. Corn and wheat are mixed to slightly lower while soybeans and products are a bit higher in quiet trade. Traders are waiting to see if there is any action coming on a financial assistance program for farmers that the Trump administration has promised.

Livestock

Posted 11:44 -- December live cattle are down $0.40 at $236.275, November feeder cattle are up $0.53 at $361.325, December lean hogs are down $1.03 at $86.25, December corn is down 1 1/2 cents per bushel and December soybean meal is up $0.70. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is down 116.14 points and NASDAQ is down 120.05 points. With the equity markets trading lower, it comes as no real surprise that the livestock contracts are trading mixed. Still no developments have surfaced in the fed cash cattle market and it's likely that trade will be delayed until sometime after Wednesday.

Posted 08:36 -- December live cattle are up $0.15 at $236.825, November feeder cattle are up $0.40 at $361.2, December lean hogs are down $0.73 at $86.55, December corn is up 3/4 cent per bushel and December soybean meal is up $0.90. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is up 115.97 points and NASDAQ is up 24.73 points. The cattle complex is continuing to trade higher as the market is hopeful that support will remain ample. Still no bids or asking prices have surfaced in the fed cash cattle market, and trade will likely be delayed until Wednesday or later.

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