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Grains

OMAHA (DTN) -- Posted 10:30 -- May corn is down 1 3/4 cents per bushel, May soybeans are up 3/4 cent, May KC wheat is up 18 1/2 cents, May Chicago wheat is up 14 1/4 cents and MIAX May Minneapolis wheat is up 7 3/4 cents. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is up 453.70 points. The U.S. Dollar Index is down 0.370 and May crude oil is up $1.44 per barrel. June gold is up $81.60 per ounce. The soy complex is giving up early gains while corn is lower and Kansas City wheat is sharply higher on the expanding drought. Kansas, Texas and Oklahoma wheat crop ratings declined again this week as the hard winter crop is in need of good rain in April.

Posted 08:32 -- May corn is down 1 3/4 cents per bushel, May soybeans are up 3 1/2 cents, May KC wheat is up 7 1/2 cents, May Chicago wheat is up 6 3/4 cents and MIAX May Minneapolis wheat is up 3 cents. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is up 374.69 points. The U.S. Dollar Index is down 0.350 and May crude oil is up $0.76 per barrel. June gold is up $42.00 per ounce. Corn starts lower with wheat and the soy complex firmer in quiet trade ahead of the USDA report. With today being month-end and quarter-end, it could be a volatile finish,

Livestock

Posted 08:37 -- June live cattle are up $0.65 at $240.85, May feeder cattle are up $1.60 at $362.925, June lean hogs are up $0.30 at $106.175, May corn is down 1 3/4 cents per bushel and May soybean meal is up $0.20. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is up 539.04 points. Cash cattle country is very quiet this morning, with bids and asking prices not established. Significant trade volume will likely be delayed until much later in the week. The CME Feeder Index for March 27, 2026, was $2.14 higher at $365.12, and the projected CME Lean Hog Index for March 27, 2026, was down $0.42, at $90.76.

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