DTN Ag Host Midday Grains

Corn futures are 1 to 2 cents lower at midday Friday; soybean futures are 3 to 4 cents lower; wheat futures are narrowly mixed. The U.S. stock market is firmer at midday with the S&P 55 points higher. The U.S. Dollar Index is 20 points higher. The interest rate products are weaker. Energy trade is firmer with crude .35 higher and natural gas is .07 higher. Livestock trade has cattle sharply higher and hogs mixed. Precious metals are sharply higher with gold up 14.00.