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Grains

OMAHA (DTN) -- Posted 12:39 -- March corn is up 1 3/4 cents per bushel, March soybeans are down 2 3/4 cents, May KC wheat is up 11 cents, May Chicago wheat is up 12 3/4 cents and MIAX May Minneapolis wheat is up 7 1/4 cents. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is up 70.52 points. The U.S. Dollar Index is down 0.250 and April crude oil is up $0.10 per barrel. April gold is up $95.50 per ounce. As we head for the Friday close of a holiday-shortened week, soybeans and soybean oil are lower in a correction from recent gains. Corn is just slightly higher, led by new crop and all three wheat markets remain sharply higher for the third straight day. Expectations are that by the weekend corn planting in Mato Grosso in Brazil could reach close to 70% done, while soy harvesting in the state could reach 70%.

Posted 10:34 -- March corn is up 1 1/4 cents per bushel, March soybeans are down 4 1/4 cents, May KC wheat is up 9 1/2 cents, May Chicago wheat is up 10 cents and MIAX May Minneapolis wheat is up 5 3/4 cents. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is down 27.14 points. The U.S. Dollar Index is down 0.140 and April crude oil is down $0.28 per barrel. April gold is up $79.70 per ounce. At midmorning, wheat and soymeal are flying higher, while corn is up slightly and soybeans and bean oil down on overbought conditions. KC wheat is higher for the third consecutive day in fund buying, but is approaching overbought.

Posted 08:31 -- March corn is up 1 1/2 cents per bushel, March soybeans are up 4 3/4 cents, May KC wheat is up 5 1/2 cents, May Chicago wheat is up 7 cents and MIAX May Minneapolis wheat is up 2 cents. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is down 182.50 points. The U.S. Dollar Index is up 0.010 and April crude oil is down $0.22 per barrel. April gold is up $67.20 per ounce. Corn, wheat, beans and meal are all a bit higher while soybean oil is correcting from overbought conditions. Funds are likely still covering the balance of their short position in wheat.

Livestock

Posted 11:31 -- April live cattle are down $1.65 at $241.775, March feeder cattle are down $2.35 at $367.925, April lean hogs are up $0.38 at $93.825, March corn is up 1 1/2 cents per bushel and March soybean meal is up $5.90. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is down 131.69 points and NASDAQ is up 54.95 points. The cattle complex is trading lower as traders brace themselves for a hectic afternoon ahead of the Cattle on Feed report. Bids are on the table in both regions at $245 live, but no cattle have sold yet.

Posted 08:35 -- April live cattle are down $0.60 at $242.825, March feeder cattle are down $1.23 at $369.05, April lean hogs are up $0.23 at $93.675, March corn is up 1 3/4 cents per bushel and March soybean meal is up $6.30. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is down 181.67 points and NASDAQ is down 57.71 points. The cattle complex is off to a weaker start as traders brace themselves for the busy day that's ahead of them. Before the weekend rolls around, the market will see what's in the latest Cattle on Feed report, and the fed cash cattle market has yet to trade any cattle this week.

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