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OMAHA (DTN) -- Posted 12:38 -- July corn is down 10 3/4 cents per bushel, July soybeans are down 15 1/2 cents, July KC wheat is down 17 3/4 cents, July Chicago wheat is down 22 3/4 cents and MIAX July Minneapolis wheat is down 18 1/4 cents. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is down 429.76 points. The U.S. Dollar Index is up 0.400 and June crude oil is up $3.94 per barrel. June gold is down $119.50 per ounce. Heading for the Friday close, corn, soybeans and wheat are down sharply. The lack of a concrete promise yet from China has surely led to more fund liquidation. Wheat is down for the third straight day while corn and beans have been down for two.
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Posted 10:30 -- July corn is down 11 1/4 cents per bushel, July soybeans are down 17 1/4 cents, July KC wheat is down 23 3/4 cents, July Chicago wheat is down 25 1/2 cents and MIAX July Minneapolis wheat is down 21 cents. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is down 429.03 points. The U.S. Dollar Index is up 0.450 and June crude oil is up $3.31 per barrel. June gold is down $131.40 per ounce. At midmorning, grain and soy markets -- with the exception of soybean meal -- are sharply lower. Meal may be getting a boost from the morning flash sale of 155,000 mt of soybean cake and meal to Italy. The rapid planting pace in row crops and non-competitive export offers are encouraging some fund liquidation.
Posted 08:30 -- July corn is down 4 3/4 cents per bushel, July soybeans are down 5 cents, July KC wheat is down 11 1/2 cents, July Chicago wheat is down 11 3/4 cents and MIAX July Minneapolis wheat is down 9 1/4 cents. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is down 313.59 points. The U.S. Dollar Index is up 0.390 and June crude oil is up $2.67 per barrel. June gold is down $133.90 per ounce. USDA: Private exporters reported sales of 155,000 metric tons of soybean cake and meal for delivery to Italy during the 2025-26 marketing year. Grain and soy markets remain under heavy pressure early Friday as funds lighten up their length in corn and soy markets.
Livestock
Posted 11:26 -- June live cattle are up $1.43 at $253.5, August feeder cattle are up $3.40 at $361.4, June lean hogs are down $0.80 at $98.725, July corn is down 11 1/2 cents per bushel and July soybean meal is up $2.70. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is down 446.12 points and the NASDAQ is down 312.44 points. The livestock contracts are trading mixed into Friday's noon hour as the cattle contracts scale slightly higher while the hog complex is losing position. No new cash cattle trade has developed and it's looking like the bulk of this week's trade is done with.
Posted 08:34 -- June live cattle are down $0.53 at $251.55, August feeder cattle are down $0.83 at $357.175, June lean hogs are up $0.08 at $99.6, July corn is down 5 3/4 cents per bushel and July soybean meal is up $5.90. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is down 396.82 points and the NASDAQ is down 379.74 points. The cattle contracts are back to trading lower as the market simply doesn't believe it possesses enough support to rival current resistance thresholds. No bids are currently on the table in the cash market, and it's looking like the bulk of this week's trade is done with.
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