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Grains

OMAHA (DTN) -- Posted 12:59 -- December corn is down 1 3/4 cents per bushel, January soybeans are down 1/4 cent, March KC wheat is down 2 1/4 cents, March Chicago wheat is down 4 3/4 cents and MIAX March Minneapolis wheat is up 0.0075 cents. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is up 299.21 points. The U.S. Dollar Index is down 0.040 and January crude oil is up $0.79 per barrel. December gold is up $39.60 per ounce. As we head into the Monday close, corn and soybeans are little changed in dull trade while wheat is mixed to lower. There was little fresh news. Monday's export sale to China was a meager 4.5 million bushels.

Posted 10:38 -- December corn is down 1/2 cent per bushel, January soybeans are down 1 3/4 cents, March KC wheat is down 4 cents, March Chicago wheat is down 5 1/2 cents and MIAX March Minneapolis wheat is down 0.0250 cents. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is up 267.51 points. The U.S. Dollar Index is up 0.010 and January crude oil is up $0.36 per barrel. December gold is up $16.80 per ounce. At midmorning in slow trade corn is the only market in the green and just barely. There is little fresh news early Monday.

Posted 08:36 -- December corn is down 1 1/2 cents per bushel, January soybeans are down 6 cents, March KC wheat is down 4 cents, March Chicago wheat is down 5 cents and MIAX March Minneapolis wheat is down 0.0175 cents. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is up 123.15 points. The U.S. Dollar Index is down 0.020 and January crude oil is down $0.01 per barrel. December gold is down $6.30 per ounce. USDA: private exporters reported sales of 123,000 metric tons (4.5 mb)of soybeans to China for 2025-26. Corn, wheat and soybeans are all under pressure early Monday with March corn hovering just above a key support area. The 4.5 mb purchase of beans by China may be a disappointment to traders.

Posted 19:06 Sunday -- December corn is up 3/4 cent per bushel, January soybeans are up 3/4 cent, March KC wheat is up 1/2 cent, March Chicago wheat is up 1 cent and MIAX March Minneapolis wheat is down 0.0050 cents. Dow Jones futures are up 104 points. The U.S. Dollar Index is up 0.090 and January crude oil is down $0.15 per barrel. December gold is down $11.80 per ounce. Corn, wheat and soybeans start off little changed to moderately firmer Sunday night. Over the weekend, better-than-expected rain fell in Mato Grosso and northeast Brazil, along with northern Argentina. The forecast ahead shows a drying trend in both southern Brazil and Argentina. There was no news from China over the weekend, and traders will be looking for new sales activity Monday.

Livestock

Posted 11:50 -- February live cattle are down $7.25 at $207.525, January feeder cattle are down $9.25 at $304.975, February lean hogs are up $1.55 at $79.25, December corn is down 2 1/4 cents per bushel and January soybean meal is down $0.20. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is up 258.56 points and the NASDAQ is up 576.28 points. The cattle complex is trading sharply lower as traders and market participants try to understand how the plant closures will affect the greater marketplace. Showlists are higher for the week in all regions.

Posted 08:37 -- February live cattle are down $7.25 at $207.525, January feeder cattle are down $9.25 at $304.975, February lean hogs are up $0.40 at $78.1, December corn is down 2 cents per bushel and January soybean meal is down $1.70. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is up 119.96 points and NASDAQ is up 304.68 points. Well after Friday's close last week, an announcement was made by Tyson that they intend to close their Lexington, Nebraska plant and are going to reduce throughput in their Amarillo, Texas plant as well. This news has had a severely negative effect on the cattle complex at Monday's start as nearly all of the contracts in both the live cattle and feeder cattle markets are trading limit lower.

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