Corn was off 1 to off 1 3/4, soybeans were unchanged to off 1 3/4, wheat was off 6 1/2 to off 7 1/2 and oats were up 1 1/4.
Corn futures fell after the U.S. Department of Agriculture said 92 percent of the country's corn harvest was completed. Wheat prices fell as U.S. exports fell from 172402 metric tons in September to 144,211 in October. Soybeans prices found support from a 290,000 metric ton sale to China announced Tuesday.
The prices:
Corn: Mar 4.07 1/2, off 1; May 4.18 1/4, off 1; Jul 4.27 1/4, off 1 1/4, Sep 4.32 1/4, off 1 3/4.
Soybeans: Jan 10.55, unchanged; Mar 10.62, up 1/4; May 10.66 3/4, off 1/2; Jul 10.71 1/4, up 1 3/4.
Wheat: Mar 5.36 3/4, off 6 3/4; May 5.50, off 6 3/4; Jul 5.60 1/4, off 6 1/2; Sep 5.73 3/4, off 7 1/2.
Oats: Mar 2.60, up 1 1/4; May 2.68 1/2, up 1 1/4; Jul 2.77 1/4, up 1 1/4; Sep 2.85 3/4, up 1 1/4.
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