OMAHA (DTN) — Posted 12:47 — July corn is up 1 3/4 cents per bushel, July soybeans are down 1 1/4 cents, July KC wheat is up 3/4 cent, July Chicago wheat is down 1/2 cent and MIAX September Minneapolis wheat is down 2 1/2 cents. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is up 377.59 points. The U.S. Dollar Index is down 0.120 and July crude oil is down $2.93 per barrel. August gold is up $129.80 per ounce. As we head into the Friday close, grain and soy markets are widely mixed, with beans and bean oil down with crude, while corn is just a bit higher. Traders are looking at the possibility that a peace accord, at least temporarily, can be signed Sunday in Switzerland. July corn futures earlier traded briefly into an open chart gap from 2024 before bouncing a nickel.

OMAHA (DTN) — Posted 11:19 — August live cattle are down $2.35 at $240.325, August feeder cattle are down $2.50 at $357.15, July lean hogs are up $0.68 at $97.3, July corn is up 3 1/4 cents per bushel and July soybean meal is up $0.40. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is up 340.33 points and the NASDAQ is up 42.70 points. Bids are on the table in both regions but no cattle have traded yet. Packers will need to become more aggressive in the hours ahead to ensure they won’t be short bought in the coming weeks.