DTN Ag Host Midday Grains

Corn futures are 5 to 6 cents lower at midday Thursday; soybean futures are 28 to 30 cents lower; wheat futures are 5 to 19 cents lower. The U.S. stock market is weaker at midday with the S&P off 65. The U.S. Dollar Index is 40 points lower. The interest rate products are firmer. Energy trade is mixed with crude off .30 and natural gas is .07 higher. Livestock trade has cattle mixed and hogs back at fresh lows. Precious metals are weaker with gold off 7.00.