Corn Futures Lower at 6:00 a.m. CST Wednesday

Corn: March corn futures finished lower for the third straight day, closing 1 3/4 lower to settle at $4.40 1/2 Tuesday in very slow trade.

Soybeans: March soybeans slipped another 3 1/4 cents to finish at $10.62 1/4, pressured by liquidation ahead of first notice day for January futures.

Wheat: March KC wheat finished down another 5 1/4 cents as weather moderates in the Plains and Russian production and export estimates move higher. 

Live Cattle: February live cattle for the twelfth straight day moved sideways in a narrow range, rising $1.50 to end Tuesday at $230.47.

Cotton: March cotton fell 0.03 cents in dismally slow trade to end the day at 64.20.