Grains in the Red This Morning. Monday, Dec. 15, 2025

Ahead of 9 a.m. CT, March corn was down 2½¢ at $4.38¼ per bushel.

January soybeans were down 9¾¢ at $10.67 per bushel.

March CBOT wheat was down 4½¢ at $5.24¾ per bushel. March Kansas City wheat was down 5¢ at $5.13 per bushel. March Minneapolis wheat was down 3½¢ at $5.72¼.

“Market focus remains largely on Chinese demand for U.S. soybeans and Brazil’s crop situation, with some attention on the ongoing talks for a potential end to the Russia/Ukraine war,” said the Commstock Report this morning.

The Commstock Report also noted: “Widespread rains fell across nearly all of Brazil’s major production areas last week. Conditions remain mostly favorable, though some are starting to talk about potential harvest delays if the heavier rains persist. More rains are in the forecast for Mato Grosso and Goiás over the next 10 days to two weeks, while Parana, Sao Paulo, western Mato Grosso do Sul and parts of Minas Gerais will be dry. Any delays for Brazilian soybean harvest would also push back planting of safrinha corn.”

USDA announced new export sales this morning:

• Unknown destinations are buying 150,320 metric tons of corn for the 2025/2026 marketing year.
• China is buying 136,000 metric tons of soybeans for the 2025/2026 marketing year.

Ahead of 9 a.m. CT, March feeder cattle were down 93¢ at $333.15 per hundredweight (cwt). February live cattle were down 50¢ at $229.05 per cwt. February lean hogs were down $1.30 at $83.23 per cwt.

January crude oil was down 53¢ at $56.91 per barrel.

The U.S. Dollar Index March contract was down to 97.82.

The S&P 500 Index was up 9.64 points, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 35.80 points.

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