Final Positioning in Grains. Friday, December 19, 2025
Just before 9:30 a.m. CT, March corn was down ½¢ at $4.44 per bushel.
January soybeans were down ½¢ at $10.61½ per bushel.
“Much of [Friday’s] trade will be spent getting final positions in place ahead of the next two weeks,” said Karl Setzer, partner with Consus Ag Consulting. “Many traders have exited the market this week and will remain absent, creating thin, volatile trade. This has been the case for trade all week, and next week volume will be even lower.”
March CBOT wheat was down ¼¢ at $5.07½¢ per bushel. March Kansas City wheat fell 1½¢ at $5.15½ per bushel. March Minneapolis wheat was up 3½¢ at $5.59¼ per bushel.
February live cattle were up $1.65 at $230.05 per hundredweight (cwt). January feeder cattle jumped $3.37 at $337.97 per cwt. February lean hogs were down 52¢ at $83.60 per cwt.
At 9:28 a.m. CT, January crude oil was up 34¢ at $56.34 per barrel.
The S&P 500 Index was up 48.07 points, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average increased 250.81 points.
The December U.S. Dollar Index was up 202 points.
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