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Grains

OMAHA (DTN) -- Posted 12:47 -- March corn is up 2 1/2 cents per bushel, March soybeans are down 1 1/4 cents, March KC wheat is up 5 1/4 cents, March Chicago wheat is up 7 1/2 cents and MIAX March Minneapolis wheat is up 8 3/4 cents. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is up 420.96 points. The U.S. Dollar Index is down 0.430 and March crude oil is down $1.36 per barrel. February gold is up $77.30 per ounce. Heading for the Thursday close, soybeans and bean oil have retreated while corn has moved higher and wheat remains sharply higher, presumably on cold weather fears. Not only are temperatures expected to reach the coldest of the year, but winterkill is also a possibility for the Russian crop.

Posted 10:31 -- March corn is up 1 cent per bushel, March soybeans are up 1 1/2 cents, March KC wheat is up 6 1/2 cents, March Chicago wheat is up 8 1/4 cents and MIAX March Minneapolis wheat is up 0.0625 cents. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is up 419.23 points. The U.S. Dollar Index is down 0.370 and March crude oil is down $0.93 per barrel. February gold is up $40.30 per ounce. At midmorning, wheat is sharply higher on the impending cold weather threat, while soybeans, soy products and corn are just moderately higher in quiet trade.

Posted 08:31 -- March corn is up 2 cents per bushel, March soybeans are up 7 1/4 cents, March KC wheat is up 6 1/4 cents, March Chicago wheat is up 6 1/2 cents and MIAX March Minneapolis wheat is up 0.0350 cents. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is up 408.24 points. The U.S. Dollar Index is down 0.170 and March crude oil is down $0.71 per barrel. February gold is down $2.00 per ounce. USDA: private exporters reported sales of 192,350 mt (7 mb) of soybeans to unknown destinations for 2025-26. Grain and soy markets, with the exception of bean oil futures are higher early Thursday.

Livestock

Posted 11:48 -- April live cattle are down $0.18 at $234.775, March feeder cattle are down $0.30 at $359.075, April lean hogs are up $0.55 at $96.15, March corn is up 1 1/4 cents per bushel and March soybean meal is up $4.20. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is up 520.22 points and NASDAQ is up 253.88 points. The livestock complex is again mixed as traders continue to help push the lean hog contracts higher but aren't willing to advance the cattle contracts without first seeing what's going to develop in this week's fed cash cattle market. No bids are currently on the table and it's likely trade could be delayed until after Friday's Cattle on Feed report.

Posted 08:35 -- April live cattle are up $0.33 at $235.275, March feeder cattle are down $0.08 at $359.3, April lean hogs are up $0.98 at $96.575, March corn is up 1 1/2 cents per bushel and March soybean meal is up $4.90. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is up 405.80 points and NASDAQ is up 236.24 points. The cattle contracts are trading mixed at Thursday's start as traders are hoping to see more fundamental support develop. Still no cash cattle trade has developed and there's a potential that trade could be delayed until after Friday's Cattle on Feed report.

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