DTN Ag Host Midday Grains

Corn futures are flat to a penny higher at midday Monday; soybean futures are 7 to 8 cents higher; wheat futures are 1 to 5 cents higher. The U.S. stock market is mixed at midday with the S&P up 50. The U.S. Dollar Index is 5 points higher. The interest rate products are weaker. Energy trade is weaker with crude off .20 and natural gas is .02 lower. Livestock trade has cattle firmer and hogs mixed. Precious metals are sharply higher with gold up 89.00.