Red Start to Grain Trade. Tuesday, July 22, 2025

Just after 9:00 a.m. CT, December corn was down 2¾¢ at $4.19½ per bushel.

November soybeans were down 3½¢ at $10.22½ per bushel.

“Futures are again in the red [Tuesday] morning as there simply is not enough fresh bullish news to attract buying interest.” Karl Setzer, partner with Consus Ag Consulting said, “The managed money crowd remains focused on the equity market and that is where money flow is directed. Until this changes, upside market potential may be limited.”

He added, “Weather remains a mixed bag [Tuesday] morning with some regions of the Corn Belt seeing adequate rainfall while others are seeing drought stress build.”

The wheat markets were mixed at the start of the trading session. September CBOT wheat was up 9¢ at $5.51¼ per bushel. September KC wheat increased 10¾¢ at $5.36½ per bushel. September Minneapolis wheat was 14½¢ weaker at $5.60 per bushel.

October live cattle were down $1.10 at $220.52 per hundredweight (cwt). August feeder cattle were 95¢ lower at $326.65 per cwt. October lean hogs were down 37¢ at $90.60 per cwt.

Just after 9:00 a.m. CT, September crude oil was down 76¢ at $65.19 per barrel.

September S&P 500 futures were down 15 points. September Dow was up 28 points.

The September U.S. Dollar Index was down 60 points.

Tags: futures, live cattle, feeder cattle, lean hogs, corn, soybeans, wheat