DTN Ag Host Midday Grains

Corn futures are 3 to 4 cents lower at midday Friday; soybean futures are 1 to 2 cents lower; wheat futures are 1 to 3 cents higher. The U.S. stock market is firmer at midday with the S&P up 65. The U.S. Dollar Index is 6 points higher. The interest rate products are weaker. Energy trade is mixed with crude up .50 and natural gas is 11 lower. Livestock trade has cattle limit lower and hogs flat. Precious metals are mixed with gold off 2.00.