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Grains

OMAHA (DTN) -- Posted 12:44 -- December corn is down 1 3/4 cents per bushel, November soybeans are down 12 cents, September KC wheat is down 16 cents, September Chicago wheat is down 13 cents and September MIAX wheat is down 11 1/4 cents. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is down 84.94 points. The U.S. Dollar Index is up 0.040 and September crude oil is up $1.02 per barrel. December gold is up $17.30 per ounce. Heading into the Tuesday close, soybeans, bean oil and wheat are still down hard, while corn is just slightly lower and soymeal near unchanged. Rain has moved through Iowa and into Illinois and Indiana on Tuesday. The weakness in wheat with the ongoing lack of export activity in the Black Sea is hard to justify.

Posted 10:27 -- December corn is down 3 3/4 cents per bushel, November soybeans are down 12 1/4 cents, September KC wheat is down 11 1/2 cents, September Chicago wheat is down 10 1/2 cents and September MIAX wheat is down 10 3/4 cents. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is down 28.41 points. The U.S. Dollar Index is up 0.020 and September crude oil is up $0.36 per barrel. December gold is up $23.20 per ounce. At midmorning, corn, wheat and soybeans have extended losses. Bean oil futures are leading the way lower with spot September now trading below all key moving averages despite modest strength in crude oil.

Posted 08:31 -- December corn is down 3 1/4 cents per bushel, November soybeans are down 6 1/2 cents, September KC wheat is down 13 1/4 cents, September Chicago wheat is down 10 cents and September MIAX wheat is down 6 1/2 cents. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is up 125.54 points. The U.S. Dollar Index is up 0.010 and September crude oil is down $0.42 per barrel. December gold is up $38.10 per ounce. USDA: Private exporters reported the following sales activities: 136,000 mt (5 mb) of soybeans to China for 2026/2027 and 180,000 mt of soybean cake and meal to the Philippines for 2026/2027. Grain and soy markets are down hard, led by wheat and bean oil futures.

Livestock

Posted 11:37 -- October live cattle are down $0.18 at $226.725, September feeder cattle are up $0.25 at $344.825, October lean hogs are down $0.60 at $83.075, December corn is down 3/4 cent per bushel and December soybean meal is up $0.50. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is down 81.55 points and the NASDAQ is down 116.82 points. The livestock complex is trading mixed into Tuesday's noon hour with the cattle contracts continuing to rally mildly while the hog contracts remain pressured. Still no trade has surfaced in this week's fed cash cattle market.

Posted 08:32 -- October live cattle are up $0.60 at $227.5, September feeder cattle are up $1.18 at $345.75, October lean hogs are down $0.20 at $83.475, December corn is down 3 cents per bushel and December soybean meal is down $0.60. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is up 49.28 points and the NASDAQ is up 63.81 points. The livestock complex is off to a mixed start at Tuesday's open as the cattle complex remains hopeful that fundamental support will surface later this week but the lean hog complex isn't as optimistic. No bids or asking prices are currently being noted in the cash cattle market.

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