Corn up 3¢ at midday. Friday, August 4, 2023

Source:  Successful Farming

December corn is currently up 3¢ while November soybeans are up 10¢.

CBOT wheat is up 6¢. KC wheat is down 7¢. Minneapolis wheat is down a penny.

October livestock are still in the green. Live cattle are up $1.98. Lean hogs are up $1.15. Feeder cattle are up $2.20.

Crude oil is up 95¢.

The U.S. Dollar Index September contract is at 101.66.

S&P 500 futures are up 26 points. Dow futures are up 205 points.

Grains start day in the green: 9:30 a.m. CDT

December corn is currently up 5¢.

November soybeans are up 9¢.

CBOT wheat is up 11¢. KC wheat is down 4¢. Minneapolis wheat is up 3¢.

“Corn is trading higher after a Russian warship was damaged in a Ukrainian attack on the Novorossiysk naval base in Russia near the Black Sea,” says Grain Market Insider by Stewart-Peterson Inc. “The Russian ship that was attacked was offshore of a Russian port that also exports grain, and the port was briefly closed to shipping.”

The newsletter says wheat and soybean prices are also being boosted by this attack.

October livestock are currently in the green. Live cattle are up $1.65. Lean hogs are up $1.23. Feeder cattle are up $1.93.

Crude oil is up 26¢.

S&P 500 futures are up 5 points. Dow futures are up 39 points.

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