DTN Ag Host Midday Grains

Corn futures are 6 to 7 cents higher at midday Tuesday; soybean futures are 19 to 20 cents higher; wheat futures are 8 to 10 cents higher. The U.S. stock market is firmer at midday with the S&P up 2. The U.S. Dollar Index is 8 points lower. The interest rate products are firmer. Energy trade is weaker with crude off 1.25 and natural gas is .10 lower. Livestock trade has cattle mixed with feeders still struggling and hogs slightly lower. Precious metals are mixed with gold off 50.00.