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Grains mostly higher Tuesday

Wed, 10/27/2010 - 09:36 by Prince damin

Chicago -- Grain futures closed higher Monday despite the dollar index snapping a downward streak with a gain of 0.77 percent.

Corn was up 2 1/4 to up 3 1/4, soybeans were off 1/2 to up 1 1/4, wheat was up 18 to up 19 and oats were up 6.

Corn futures rose modestly with the harvest more than 95 percent done in Illinois and Indiana. Wheat found support from the weekly U.S. Department of Agriculture progress report that pegged winter wheat conditions as poorer-than-expected. Soybean harvests are also nearing completion in Illinois, Iowa, Indiana and Ohio, the USDA said.

The prices:

Corn: Dec. 5.71, up 2 1/4; Mar 5.84, up 2 1/2; May 5.90, up 2 3/4; Jul 5.94, up 3 1/4.

Grain futures mixed Tuesday

Wed, 11/25/2009 - 11:17 by shalini.bahadur

Chicago -- Grain futures closed mixed on the Chicago Board of Trade Tuesday as the dollar rose against the euro, but dropped against the yen.

Corn was off 10 3/4 to off 11 1/4, soybeans were up 4 to up 6, wheat was off 24 1/4 to off 25 and oats were up 1/4.

Corn futures closed lower with scattered rain expected to delay an already slow harvest. Wheat futures dropped with prices aligning themselves closer to markets in Europe and Australia. In South America, Argentina is receiving welcome rain on soybean crops, while too much rain is a concern in Brazil.

The prices:
Corn: Dec 3.76, off 11 1/4; Mar 3.92, off 11 1/4; May 4.02, off 11 1/4; Jul 4.10 1/2, off 10 3/4.